Re: Is it a Mistake to teach in Memphis???

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On 6/24/08, Memphis or bust? wrote:
> The pay seems great, but I've heard some very bad things.
> Liek no regular sector jobs, a good old boy mentality,
> political corruption, assault of teachers, administrators
> not backing teachers,gangs, high crime. Is midtown safe? I
> happen to be African American and I am in Detroit, so I'm
> used to negative publicity ( some false/some true). I plan
> to teach elementary. But I don't want to jump out of the
> frying pan and into the fire. Will the real memphis please
> stand up?

Memphis is not all bad! There is some crime, but I live in
Midtown and the most that really happens is cars getting
broken into. It also depends on what school you teach in.
Elementary is probably safe, but unless you are in a County
school the kids will be challenging as poverty is a big
problem here. I don't know all the details of what it's like
to work in the schools, but as for the city, I love it.

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