""craving human connection and experiences that feel real,""
""responding to the opportunity for purpose and responsibility at a time where many entry jobs feel uncertain or disconnected from impact,""
Thousands of young workers are abandoning expectations that elite degrees will secure cushy six-figure office roles and are instead pursuing teaching and blue-collar careers. Teach For America welcomed 2,300 new corps members this school year, reflecting a 43% increase in incoming full-time teachers over three years. Applications to the program rose sharply after economic disruption in 2009 and have rebounded after earlier declines. Many Gen Z candidates seek practical, stable work and human connection. Education is perceived as better shielded from employment shocks and offers purpose and responsibility compared with uncertain entry-level jobs.
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