UPDATED (2/7):Wendy Kopp (founder of Teach For America) was a guest on The Colbert Report Monday night. For those of you who are not in my generation (Mom!), the show is hosted by comedian Stephen Colbert and is one of the highest ranked shows among 18-25 year olds. On the show, Colbert takes on serious guests about serious issues, but does so in a very tongue-in-cheek fashion. It's extremely hilarious, and very smart at the same time.
Wendy did a good job of communicating the mission and purpose of TFA. Even though her appearance was extremely short and the issue of educational equity was not discussed in detail, her mere appearance on the show will do wonders for increasing credibility and name recognition of TFA among our generation, namely college students.
Case in point: My roommate, Danny, was at the gym last night and joined a pick-up basketball game. When he introduced himself to one of the players, the guy asked him what he did. When Danny mentioned TFA, the guy said, "Hey, did you know the founder of TFA was on Colbert last night?"You can watch the 10 min video of her appearance below.
Here's the link.
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