Another good point. On the other hand, not everyone does benefit from that second-hand experience - I suspect TeachFirst recruits are rather more likely to be good, open people than the general population, and to take away useful lessons from it.
But it's still second-hand experience, and one runs the risk of overvaluing it - the 'Why, some of my best friends are poor people' stereotype is a lot less real than it used to be, but it's still around.
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Date: 2008-05-08 12:25 am (UTC)But it's still second-hand experience, and one runs the risk of overvaluing it - the 'Why, some of my best friends are poor people' stereotype is a lot less real than it used to be, but it's still around.