Re: teachnola pros/cons

Folks, I don't believe anyone said anything unprofessional on this forum. It
is a FACT that NO is a unsafe place to live. I never said a thing about NO
public schools. What concerns me will be this young girl's quality of life.
What I said on my post was that I grew up outside of NO in the 80's and the
city frightened me as a child and it frightens me still. My family immigrated
to NO six generations ago. Two great-grandparents were murdered in their homes
(he was a local doctor, she a homemaker) and one aunt was raped in her front
yard in the middle of the afternoon. The following is an article I swiped from
USA Today on January 11:

NEW ORLEANS � The crime wave that hit New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina
shows little sign of abating, more than two years after city officials said
taming the outbreak was among their top priorities.

The rates of killings and most types of property crime have kept pace with the
city's population increase, according to police records. Sporadic violence
also marred the city's famed Mardi Gras celebration since Saturday, with at
least nine people wounded by gunshots, including some that were fired near a
parade route Tuesday.

Again, I never said ANYTHING negative about the brave people that venture into
the public schools of NO. This is a noble thing to do! What I said was that I
would not take the chance. It is not a safe place to be. It never has been,
and it is worse since Katrina. I came back for the first six months after
Katrina to help family members with cleanup, but we came armed and left as
quickly as we could. I will also say that I took part in convincing most of my
family to leave the area for their own health and well-being. I'm sorry, but I
simply feel that a young person with her life in front of her should not risk
her life, as noble as the cause may be. Also, I DO know how painful this is
for those of you that have chosen to stay behind and are trying to put things
back together again, but it will not bring this young woman any joy to be
immersed in the problems of NO.

Posts on this thread, including this one

teachnola, 1/22/08, by Adriana Carlson.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 1/27/08, by thisrj.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 1/28/08, by Thank you THISRJ from Adriana.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 1/28/08, by Katy Anna.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 1/30/08, by thisrj.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 2/06/08, by Allen.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 2/09/08, by NOLAteach.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/05/08, by tyler.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/06/08, by Merrill.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/06/08, by Katy Anna.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/06/08, by Mrs. D.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/07/08, by Katy Anna.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/07/08, by New Orleans bound.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/07/08, by certifiedteacher.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/08/08, by A Good Question.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/08/08, by Mrs. D.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/11/08, by New Orleans bound.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/13/08, by Mrs. D.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/15/08, by A Good Question - Again.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 3/15/08, by New Orleans bound.
Re: Mrs. D----As a New Orleanian &teacher, I'm GLAD you're gone!, 3/16/08, by MY city doesn't need you and your negativity!!.
Re: Mrs. D----As a New Orleanian &teacher, I'm GLAD you're g, 3/16/08, by Mrs. D.
Re: teachnola, 3/16/08, by Mrs. D.
Re: teachnola, 3/16/08, by New Orleans bound.
Re: Mrs. D----As a New Orleanian &teacher, I'm GLAD you're g, 3/18/08, by LOL@Mrs.D-----YOU are the NEGATIVE ONE!!.
Re: Mrs. D----As a New Orleanian &teacher, I'm GLAD you're g, 3/18/08, by Christina.
Re: Teaching in NO - conerns/advice, 4/07/08, by trinigal.
Re: Teaching in NO - poor pay, no incentives, 4/19/08, by Barbara.
Re: teachnola pros/cons, 5/01/08, by future teacher.
Re: Now if you really want to get some good teaching experience, 5/03/08, by Helen/HS/La..
Re: Now if you really want to get some good teaching experie, 5/05/08, by future teacher.

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