The truth behind my relocation.

Teach for America has regions all around the United States. There are two in Louisiana; Greater New Orleans and South Louisiana (Baton Rouge). I was chosen to teach in Baton Rouge. In August, our Executive Director asked us if we would move to the Louisiana Delta region to start a new charter corp. After some trips to the region, I agreed to go. It is such a devastated place. You would have to see it to believe it. The children I serve have experienced years and years of let downs in the form of low expectations, low teacher moral and outright physical and verbal abuse in the classroom. Much of this I have seen with my own eyes. Although the decision was tough to make and stick with, I have to consider that much of the reason why I left Baton Rouge was because Madison parish needed us. Let me be clear in saying that many of the problems do lie with the teachers and administrators but I am not in the business of placing blame. These problems are everyone's problem. If our students are being denied equal access to education, it is a national injustice.