Sarah Ford | March 3, 2015
Why Engineers Should Apply to Teach For ¾«¶«Ó°Òµ
Vincent Mo is an engineering manager at Google and friend of TFA alum Gary Chen (Houston ’04). Vincent recently reached out to a prospective corps member and engineering major to discuss the benefits of giving back and gaining real-world experience in the classroom as a programmer. His note is excerpted below.
For engineering or tech professionals interested in giving back to their communities andÌý, one of the most common reservations is a concern they might fall behind in their technical skills, making it difficult to return to their field should they choose to.ÌýHere are a few points to consider:

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