Re: teachnola pros/cons
Posted by New Orleans bound on 3/15/08

Good Question,

I won't be back until June, but I have friends and family who are in New Orleans and
the surrounding areas. From what I'm told, Jefferson Parish East Bank (Met, Kenner)
has good schools and are rebuilding at a little more quicker rate than New Orleans;
but that's understandable because they didn't get as much overall damage. Jefferson
Parish West Bank (Harvey, Gretna, Marrero, Terrytown and Algiers) much the same.
They have not as many schools so the pickings might be slimmer but there are good
schools (Edna Karr, Alice Harte, etc). You'd have to cross the GNO bridge if you
lived on the Westbank and worked in New Orleans (not a hard thing to do). There are
other parishes close by (St Tammany - growing and the schools are very good, St
Charles, St John etc). You'll just need to do research about the areas and the
schools to make any real decisions. Let me suggest some websites...

http://www.sosnola.org/nocloseups/default.asp (school information, grades,
locations and standardized test scores included)

http://www.nola.com/ (Times Picayune - New Orleans newspaper online)

http://www.nola.com/forums/schools/ (Education forum on nola.com)

http://www.nops.k12.la.us/ (New Orleans public school district)

www.nolapublicschools.net (Recovery school district - would not come up for me
tonight, but usually works - it says server problems)

http://www.jppss.k12.la.us/ (Jefferson parish public school district)

http://www.stpsb.org/ (St Tammany public school district)

I hope these help. You sound like a caring person, I'm sure you'll do well wherever
you go. God Bless


On 3/15/08, A Good Question - Again wrote:
>
> Okay Mrs D.
>
> I know I've asked this questin already but what about the parishes nextdoor to
> NO??? How are the living and working conditions in Jefferson Parish and St.
> Charles Parish? I wanted to know if the danger level is the same?
>
> Thank you for you input.
>
>
>
> But you know > what? It's more than danger that keeps me away, and I know that if
> you have spent
>> any time in the hard hit MS/LA areas then you have seen the hopelessness,
>> depression and sickness that I have seen. I am saddened by the situation, but its
>> not our problem to fix. The problems are much bigger than us!
>>
>> All of that said, I have to say again that I would not recommend this kind of
> move
>> for anyone who is not a hardened, veteran teacher; a teacher who clearly knows
>> what she is getting herself in to. This person should already know the ins and
>> outs of education, and should be able to handle the job without much
>> administrative support. Things are hard enough for a young person starting out in
>> this world without the extra stressors of post-Katrina NO. This does not make me
>> less of a teacher. The Lord has sent me two of my own children to protect, and
>> plenty of students to help as I move across the world with my military husband.
> I
>> know I make a difference!
>>
>> Again, I am saddened by the situation, and I am in awe of a hero like you that
>> wants to step in and make a difference. Who knows maybe you'll go back and put a
>> dent in the mountainous problems that need to be addressed. But I will argue to
>> the death over my points above. This is not for young, inexperiences people, and
>> this is not a place to raise a family.
>>
>>

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• Re: teachnola pros/cons, 1/27/08, by thisrj.
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• 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!!.
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