Before fame came calling, these celebrities actually spent time working as teachers. ‘Hamilton’ creator Lin-Manuel Miranda worked as a substitute seventh-grade English teacher at Hunter College High School in New York before becoming famous for his songwriting and acting. Miranda had actuall…
Wendy Kopp was a Princeton University senior when she conceived the idea for Teach for America. She wrote her thesis on the need to recruit top students from all disciplines to become teachers.
Aneesh Sohoni, right, is CEO of Teach for America. He'd once dreamed of becoming a lawyer but said, "Once I met students, I realized I wanted to do this the rest of my life."
Since its inception in 1989, Teach for America has trained more than 72,000 people to lead classrooms across the U.S. Some of them continue their teaching careers, while others apply the lessons they learned in other careers.
Aneesh Sohoni, right, is CEO of Teach for America. He'd once dreamed of becoming a lawyer but said, "Once I met students, I realized I wanted to do this the rest of my life."
Wendy Kopp was a Princeton University senior when she conceived the idea for Teach for America. She wrote her thesis on the need to recruit top students from all disciplines to become teachers.
Since its inception in 1989, Teach for America has trained more than 72,000 people to lead classrooms across the U.S. Some of them continue their teaching careers, while others apply the lessons they learned in other careers.
