The journey from “what is Teach For America?” to “I am pleased to extend you an offer to join the 2010 corps!” is full of images. 
It all starts with the image of the face of a friend of mine, almost a year ago, as he told me he was joining the 2009 Teach For America corps, indicating in his subtle way, some mixture between eager anticipation and overwhelming anxiety.  I remember my nonchalant response, “oh, that’s really cool.”  I knew that TFA was a prestigious program, that to be accepted was an honor, but did I register the immense commitment he was making to the program?  To the kids whom he was aiming to teach?  To our society that he was hoping to better?  Not really… But I’m beginning to.
I remember piles of books checked out from libraries all over Boulder County, containing everything you could imagine regarding educational inequity and every…