Re: teachnola pros/cons

I just want to say that I've read most of these post on this thread & I just
want to thank you for your candid advice. I too was considering relocating to
NO to teach & I'm a new teacher. I came here searching for the truth of how
things really are in the come back effort. You were the first person that I
feel provided an honest account of what to expect. I may still come later, but
right now I need to get some teaching experience under my belt, so I'm going to
stay right here in Texas for a minute & then I'll come. Thank you again for
being straight. God Bless you.

Della

On 3/08/08, Mrs. D wrote:
>
> 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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