current edu major- Need Input, especially inner city educators

[croangel]

Currently I am an education major at Penn State, and need more input on my research paper...if you could please answer some of these questions, it would be extremely helpful- thanks!
1. Do you teach in an inner city school?

2. What are major struggles you must face on a day to day basis?

3. What are problems students must face in the school environment?

4. What solutions may there be?

5. Why have you chosen the area in which you work now?(suburban, urban..)

6. What are some of the rewards of teaching in the inner city?

7. Any additional comments on inner city vs suburban education...

[Chase]

1. Do you teach in an inner city school?

Yes.

2. What are major struggles you must face on a day to day basis?

Behavior problems. Getting them to want to learn in any capacity.

3. What are problems students must face in the school environment?

Fear of kids.

4. What solutions may there be?

Good leadership and structure in all phases of school.

5. Why have you chosen the area in which you work now?(suburban, urban..)

Good pay.

6. What are some of the rewards of teaching in the inner city?

I make a difference.

7. Any additional comments on inner city vs suburban education...

It's a tough job, but I don't know how I would teach in any other setting.