03-22-2008, 09:10 AM
I am currently a teacher at Kealakehe Intermediate School in Kona. I went through your same situation last year. Unfortunately, all those things you went through in the Boston public schools such as drugs and violence are also here. There are however, many good things about the keiki here that you do not see in other places. They have ideas that will blow your mind, eventhough they come from a house that does not have enough food for them to eat or their parents are high on ice every night and beat them. Also, the employment process is a long and awful wait. Be prepared to not know where you will work until the first day of school being an off island hire (the island is very big and you can not commute everywhere especially from Puna). Also you will not get a paychecjk until september. I do not want to scare you away because I have met some of the best teachers and students that I ever could have met being here, but I just hope you come here with open eyes. If you have any other questions plase email me privately. Aloha.
Chris
Chris
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