Surprisingly many people aren't aware that there is any more
to Nebraska than Omaha and Lincoln. My sister lives in Omaha
and has met a lot of people that don't know that there is much
else to Nebraska besides Omaha.
As for teaching, she started in Omaha public and it is not a
good situation. She is currently teaching in a private
Catholic school and it is so much better.
The diversity is much like other larger cities in the
country. Out here in the midwest is where the diversity is a
little less evident.
I'd definitely scope out the situation before accepting a
position.
Good luck!
On 2/23/08, bella wrote:
> On 2/16/08, newteach wrote:
>> Im curious. I was wondering what the omaha area is like,
>> how are the people? Do they except diversity? What's the
>> weather like? Any jobs , (including teaching of course) ?
>> I'm thinking jobs outside of teaching for spouses and
>> relatives. Cost of living etc? And what do teachers earn?
>> Any good benefits?
>
> If you are looking at this area, Omaha Public Schools is a
big
> NO. I have known people that taught there & their
> descriptions is "tough". A friend of mine was a counselor
> there when she first moved to the area & within 4 months was
> pursuing other options for the following year. Her reasons
> were that the staff couldn't even get along & nobody cared
> about the kids. I could go on...I know that the farther west
> you go the nicer & safer it is. I can tell you that Millard
> Public has the best reputation in the area.
>
> As for diversity, it is a very diverse population with at
> least 20 or more different languages spoken in the area.
>
> Weather-freezing during the winter. Just this week, all
> school districts cancelled school one day due to extreme cold
> temperatures.
>
> Cost of living- Compared to where i use to live, it is more
> expensive but that's to be expected as there is more here.
> It's not as expensive as say, the west coast, chicago,
> minneapolis, etc.
>
>
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