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Stinchcomb a Teacher for a Day
by Dave Lawrence, NewOrleansSaints.com
Friday, April 18, 2008 - 10:30 AM
Saints offensive tackle Jon Stinchcomb took some time out of his busy offseason training schedule this week to do something that runs in his family: teach.
Stinchcomb, whose mother and wife are both school teachers, participated in Teach For America Week Thursday when he visited New Orleans’ O. Perry Walker Charter High School and stepped into a biology class of 10th and 11th graders to teach the students a lesson on reflexes.
 Jon Stinchcomb with Ms. Pringle's biology class Speaking from experience – having had surgeries on both of his knees over the course of his football career - Stinchcomb delivered the lesson and explained the role of reflexes and how they work.
Teach For America is the national corps of top college graduates who commit two years to teach in urban and rural public schools and become leaders in the pursuit of educational equity. More than 150 leaders from a wide variety of professions participated in this week’s event all across the country.
In addition to Stinchcomb representing the Saints as he took to the classroom in New Orleans, other teachers for a day included First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings, Baron Davis of the Golden State Warriors, president and CEO of CBS Les Moonves and many other corporate and civic leaders.
Since its inception in 1990, Teach For America – Greater New Orleans has placed more than 850 talented and dedicated young teachers to serve thousands of students. Today, 124 corps members are directly impacting the lives of some 10,000 students in Greater New Orleans. New Orleans is also home to almost 200 Teach For America alumni.
For more information on Teach For America, visit www.teachforamerica.org.
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