The Real World of Teach for America: Zitsi Mirakhur - The Pragmatist

Meet Zitsi Mirakhur from the University of Chicago. The beginning of her Teach for America assignment was rough...until Zitsi learned a few tricks of the trade. By the end of her first year, teaching had taught her a lot about herself. How'd she turn it all around?

Follow 7 Teach for America recruits through their first two years on the job in New Orleans. Watch the full series here: http://bit.ly/6Vca9G.

A Learning Matters production.

Category:

Education

Tags:

• teach for america
• tfa
• learning matters
• pbs
• new orleans
• katrina
• teaching
• daniel hoffman
• john merrow
• yale university
• wendy kopp
• zitsi mirakhur

[wordsworth727]

This young woman is a great teacher- she refused to give up.

[MsJanetWood]

God bless the inner city teachers!