Education
G. Funmilayo Devoe speaks to veteran eduactor Elle Rochelle about Alternative Teacher Certification Program, teacher preparation, and the need for teacher mentorship. Folk to Know 1) A Mentor 2) Dr. Sonya Douglass Horsford What to Read 1) The First Days of School by Harry K. Wong 2) Boosting Achievement: Reaching Students with Interrupted or Minimal Education by Carol Salva 3) Study: Alternatively certified teachers more likely to leave by Joan Brasher https://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/09/26/study-alternatively-certified-teachers-more-likely-to-leave/ 4) Teach for America and The Retention Problem by Sierra Mannie https://www.jacksonfreepress.com/news/2016/aug/24/teach-america-and-retention-problem/ Get involved 1) Be a teacher mentor