I was a corps member, then I worked at, Teach for America. Here are a couple of pro/con thoughts.

[youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Mwh1tDXpe7I&w=600&h=315]

Quickly before I get going: Justin Meli, in the video above (which has been put on The Atlantic and other places), was actually my roommate during Teach for America's Summer Institute in Houston, TX back in summer 2003. (Moody Towers, y'all. I think we were 9th floor.) He's a good kid and a…