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Make the Switch: Tom Torlakson

The California Department of Education’s Make the Switch: Become a Teacher campaign, profiles professionals who have left non-education careers to become teachers. State Superintendent of Public Instruction Tom Torlakson, a science teacher and coach, talks about the Make the Switch campaign, his former life in the classroom and what he enjoyed most about being a teacher

This video is 4 minutes and 13 seconds in length.


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Last Reviewed: Wednesday, November 16, 2022
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