Debate: Teaching: The Passion and the Profession
Has Teach for America raised the status of public school teachers?

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: TFA has a low retention rate so it is not always considered successful.
Warrant 0: it has a low rate
Warrant 1: despite its rate it has put teachers on their toes
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: TFA has raised the status of public teachers
Reason: TFA has made teaching positions something that the best and brightest are in competition for.
Warrant 0: the best and brightest are not what schools need at the moment
Warrant 1: the best and brightest are what schools have at the moment
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: TFA does not provide skilled teachers to students.
Warrant 0: skilled teachers only manipulate students more
Warrant 1: skilled teachers only encourage students more
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has raised the status of public teachers
Reason: TFA has made teaching positions something that the best and brightest are in competition for.
Warrant 0: TFA has elevated the public perception of these teaching positions
Warrant 1: TFA has done nothing to elevate the public perception of these teachers
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: TFA has raised the status of public teachers
Reason: TFA has made teaching positions something that the best and brightest are in competition for.
Warrant 0: the competition takes the focus away from the quality of the education
Warrant 1: the competition doesn't take the focus away from the quality of the education
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: The hard-working great classroom teacher is not rewarded under TFA system.
Warrant 0: TFA has been publicized, while the work of individual teachers has not
Warrant 1: TFA has been publicized, while the work of individuals have not
Correct warrant: 0

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: TFA does not help public school teachers as a whole, there are some passing benefits for a class or two but it makes me wonder about the students not in those classes or the school itself benefiting.
Warrant 0: those class benefits exist and are better than other methods
Warrant 1: those class benefits rarely exist and are not better than other methods
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: I am insulted that  good teachers being replaced by teachers waiting for a year or two to get into law school or a better paying job.
Warrant 0: some teachers have law credentials
Warrant 1: few teachers have law credentials
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: TFA cannot live up to its promise to solve all of education's problems, notwithstanding the good intentions of its young teachers.
Warrant 0: not solving the problems still raises awareness of them
Warrant 1: it is not solving the problems
Correct warrant: 1

Claim: TFA has not raised the status of teachers
Reason: TFA has high turnover by design and is expensive.
Warrant 0: TFA still enjoys a good reputation
Warrant 1: TFA does not enjoy a good reputation
Correct warrant: 1