Sarah Ford
A Teach For America Love Story
How we met: Of course, it depends on whom you ask, but we both agree it was serendipity! The story for both of us begins in Baltimore, Maryland. Both Mike and I were newly selected Teach For America teachers placed in Baltimore. Although neither of us were from anywhere near Maryland (Mike is from Illinois; I am from Florida), we both accepted our TFA offers, packed up our belongings, and became certified to teach elementary school in Maryland. We also both attended Johns Hopkins University to get our masters’ in education. Shockingly, before we met, we never crossed paths in our Hopkins classes or at TFA official events. Even more shockingly, I had no idea that the school where Mike worked was less than a five-minute walk away from the school where I worked. I taught 5th grade at Bay Brook Elementary-Middle, and Mike taught 6th grade at Curtis Bay Elementary-Middle. We even shared many, many mutual TFA friends.
Now the story splits…
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