To a student it's a hallway. A broken home. It's gossip. Insecurity. The noise is everywhere. To you? Noise is a career that doesn't make your heart beat. Apathy. Living a story without fighting for anything.
Life is loud. But you can fight the noise.
Jasmine's life is loud. Blaring. Deafening. She plays varsity basketball and takes care of her baby cousin. She assists her wheelchair-bound aunt in navigating the world. Jasmine's aunt and cousin are the only family she has left. The noise can sometimes be too much.
You can help students like Jasmine, who need qualified, driven, inspiring teachers to encourage them to succeed. Teachers to help bring some quiet to their lives.
Oscar didn't always want to teach, but now he can't imagine doing anything else. He could have been an engineer, an IT consultant – you name it. Oscar quiets the noise by teaching math, but for him, it's more than that. He knows that the consistency a teacher provides means something. It means changing a life, every day. Oscar's classroom is solitude, a place to think. A calm in the storm.
- 48% of all Texas students are
considered "at risk".(Texas Education Agency, 2010) - 12% of high school students in Texas drop out before graduating.(Texas Education Agency, 2010)
- The state of Texas will need approximately 11,000 math and science teachers by 2012.(Fuller, 2009)
Teaching probably isn't for you. It's the biggest challenge you will ever face and will require your best, every moment.
Teaching probably isn't for you, but it could be.
Make no mistake - Texas needs you.
Our children need you.
Financial assistance is availble.
Do you know someone who would make a great math or science teacher?
The Texas A&M University System, The Texas Regional Collaboratives for Excellence in Science and Mathematics Teaching and the Texas Education Agency are teaming up to provide high quality teacher certification for qualified individuals.
