Wendy Kopp
Wendy Kopp
Wendy Sue Koppis the CEO and Co-Founder of Teach For All, a global network of independent nonprofit organizations working to expand educational opportunity in their own countries and the Founder of Teach For America, a national teaching corps...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionEntrepreneur
Date of Birth29 June 1967
CountryUnited States of America
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In every case where I've seen a transformational school, there's a principal who really has the foundational experience of having taught successfully.
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When kids are met with the highest expectations and given the extra supports they need, they can be as motivated as kids anywhere.
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We must broaden the definition of who our neighbors are, and extend the boundaries of our interest and empathy.
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We've done a lot of research on the characteristics of our teachers who are the most successful. The most predictive trait is still past demonstrated achievement, and all selection research basically points to that.
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We go around and talk about what are each of the kids most proud of from the previous week.
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We collaborate with other countries on issues like public health and climate change because we understand these issues affect our collective welfare.
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We are working essentially to build a leadership force of folks who will, during their first two years of teaching, actually put their kids on a different trajectory - not just survive as a new teacher, but actually help close the achievement gap for their kids.
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We aspire to be equal opportunity, but all across the country where a student is born, their race, their class affect where they end up.
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We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way.
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We should be individualizing instruction, utilizing that data to actually give teachers the tools necessary to meet the needs of a very diverse group of kids which exists in every class.
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We're trying to be the top employer of recent grads in the country. Size gives us leverage to have a tangible impact on school systems.
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Where educational deprivation exists, it breeds conflict and enables repression.
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When you think of the typical Teach For America corps member, soldiers and ex-bankers are probably not the people who come to mind. In fact, there is no such thing as a typical corps member. They can't be neatly pigeonholed or painted with a broad brush.
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We're not trying to be the only route into teaching. We do put enormous energy into understanding what differentiates the most successful teachers.