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Re: Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?
Posted by New on 7/08/08
I'll try to see about checking out the hbo show. How is the cost of
living in the area?
On 7/08/08, laural wrote:
> On 7/08/08, Eddie wrote:
>> On 7/07/08, New Teach wrote:
>>> The pay for teachers seems great in baltimore, va , and Dc,
>>> but I know housing around Dc is very expensive. Plus a lot
>>> of the housing seems connected side by side! Yuck! What are
>>> utilities like? Whats the commute like? Are there any
>>> suburbs or rural areas with inexpensive free standing homes
>>> to rent? How are the people? What are the kids and parents
>>> like? What are the jobs like in other sectors?
>>
>> A great introduction to teaching in the area can be found by
>> watching the HBO production "Hard Times at Douglass High".
>> The movie will introduce you to a local school, it's
>> students, and the the neighborhood. Welcome to Baltimore!!!
>>
> I just moved to Baltimore city about a month ago for a teaching
> job. I really like the City a lot! There is always something
> going on and I enjoy the people whom I have met. It is very dog
> friendly which is important to me.
> The houses side by side thing (row houses, I think they are
> called)is different for me as well. (I come from Mississippi
> and have lived in California.) But I like the charm these types
> of houses have. I know that you can get homes that are free
> standing but they cost a lot. There are some for rent but you
> will pay for the luxury of it.
> I tutor with at risk kids 5 days a week here and I have to tell
> you that they are really wonderful kids. I have found they have
> a different way of being smart than what I am used to
> (basically they don't do a lot of recall of facts easily). I
> have found that they understand concepts very quickly and find
> ways of solving math problems that I would never have thought
> of on my own (I have two graduate degrees in education).
> I think every place will have its challanges but I have to say
> that for me Baltimore will be a wonderful place to live for a
> long while.
> I hope you find something that suits you.
> Laural
Posts on this thread, including this one
- Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?, 7/07/08, by New Teach.
- Re: Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?, 7/08/08, by Eddie.
- Re: Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?, 7/08/08, by laural.
- Re: Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?, 7/08/08, by New.
- Re: Whats it like living and teaching in the DC area?, 11/17/08, by It's all relative....
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