In chapter 1 of 15 of his 2009 Capture Your Flag interview with host Erik Michielsen, Andrew Epstein recounts what informed his decision to join Teach for America. As a University of Michigan student, Epstein spends a summer as a camp counselor assisting special needs children. The experience shapes post-college choice to teach. Epstein's mid-college Camp Ramapo (www.ramapoforchilldren.org) counseling position leads to him applying for and accepting his first post-college job at Teach for America (www.teachforamerica.org).