There’s lots of talk about how Teach for America is a pretty poor answer to the problem of educational equality in the United States. The way this argument goes, TFA serves as a prestigious placeholder that functions as a credential equivalent to consulting or financial jobs, only with a socially responsible veneer. While this is material for a much longer discussion, this snippet from today’s Crimson demonstrates the kind of company that TFA shares in at least some people’s occupational outlooks.

“I’m applying for jobs right now and there’s a lot more competition and there are fewer jobs so things are more stressful,” Kyle E. D. Wiggins ’09 said. “I’m looking for jobs in finance, consulting, and private equity, but because of the financial crisis I’m looking at Teach for America and thinking about going abroad.”