New Orleans residents facing an education crisis due to the hurricane season

Hurricane season begins with a nightmare storm in New Orleans. A city that has barely recovered from Hurricane Katrina is being affected by Hurricane Gustav. One group that is largely overlooked is K12 students who will be absent from school. New Orleans schools are still reeling from Katrina. and try to implement changes that improve student performance. Any slowdown in the education of every K12 student is a stab at the heart of what have been described as highly unstable communities.

New Orleans’ Hurricane Gustav easily reminds residents of how slowly the school was restored after Hurricane Katrina. In fact, some neighborhood schools were unable to reopen after Katrina. Parents and teachers across the city should come together to develop an educational plan for these crisis situations. Increasing opportunities to read and do homework can be a great way to keep students intellectually active. Nearly 2 million people have fled the Louisiana coast, including residents of New Orleans. There are thousands of disappointed students who need to keep their minds stimulated. Too many of its schools are facing head and teacher changes. Some of the teachers who are frustrated with the unstable weather like Gustav may be leaving the area permanently. If New Orleans is like many school systems where teachers retire, class sizes may increase until new teachers are hired. The New Orleans School District needs to work diligently to develop attractive incentives that motivate teachers to stay.

Students living in New Orleans deserve the best education possible. Public schools always need more financial support than they receive. It takes significant dollars to run a downtown school. Many of these schools are facing lack of funds and a storm like Gustav has a catastrophic impact on their budget. Teachers already draw money out of their own pockets to buy school supplies to keep their classes moving in the right direction.

Hurricane Gustav and other storms shouldn’t stop the educational process. Parents play an important role in keeping their children’s minds active. The local school and parents should come up with a strategy that includes homework assignments, such as writing about their experiences during the time they move from New Orleans. Students need to know that there are learning opportunities around them. The effects of hurricanes are felt through the student’s attitude towards the learning process that his parent creates. These are very difficult times for students who want to learn and pursue a dream of attending college. A big consideration is how all of these students can catch up after returning to school to complete their assignments.

If we don’t educate students, we don’t prepare for our future. Students must learn to think independently. They don’t realize that information is best retained when it is fun. Hurricanes will come each season, but New Orleans will be prepared with lessons and assignments that students can complete. These students need a stable learning experience and maintaining a focus on education helps.