Should you join MTC?

I think so.  My home state of Mississippi needs the help.  Mississippi needs talented, cultured, and motivated individuals in its school systems. 

Anyway, many other MTC bloggers have written much more eloquently on this topic than I am capable of.  Check out Propaghandi's manifesto for evidence of that.  In this blog post I will not attempt to comment on all the problems of Mississippi, because for the most part I cannot even begin to wrap my mind around all that is wrong with our state. 

I will instead comment on a singular, positive aspect of MTC. The Friendships.  Since I joined MTC, I have made several friendships which I feel will last me a lifetime.  I know.  I know.  I shouldn't be writing on something like this.  I should instead be pondering the problems of "the system".  But like I said, other people have written much more eloquently on that topic.   I also feel that another blog post on what qualities a teacher should have to come to da' sip is unneccessary.

Should you be a hardworker if you want to join MTC?  Yes. 

Should you want to teach?  Yes.

Should you be a good teacher?  Yes, probably. 

To tell you the truth, I feel pretty inadequate as a teacher.  I do not have the self-motivation that it takes to become a great teacher.  I am decent, but definitely not great.  One of the positive things I have gained though my experience with the MTC however is my interaction with a diverse group of people.  I have met interesting, talented, and hilarious individuals from every part of the country while I have been teaching.  I now have friends from such Yankeeish places as Boston, New York, and Michigan.  By the end of the program I will probably have made some of the best friends of my life.

Anyway, thanks for reading.  If you need teaching advice, ask someone else.