Teaching in Rural Western Nebraska (Omaha, Lincoln: schools, closing, living in)

[anna_nimmity]

I am seriously considering moving to rural Western Nebraska, possibly the Valentine area, to teach in the rural schools. I would like to hear about the rural schools, the good and the bad, and would also like to hear from any teachers who have experience teaching in the rural schools. I am in love with the beauty and the serenity of the rural Western Nebraska area, and I believe I would love to teach there. I realize that the rural schools have multi-grade classrooms, and for me, that would not be a deterrent, or a problem. Any responses will be greatly appreciated! I currently live in a rural part of central Illinois, so I know what life is like in a rural environment, but I want to know more about life in rural Western Nebraska, the good, the bad, and the ugly, too! Thanks!!

[Farmwife]

No replies...hmmm. Well Valentine is a pretty small cattle town. Very nice people. Lovely countryside along the Niobrara River Valley. Schools are in significant flux due to passage of LB126 and the closing of most rural schools out here. I think Cherry County only has a handful left. It's pretty barren country. They have an Alco store and a McDonalds, and a Dollar General....that's about it.

[kosnebbear]

Do you really think that you understand rural real rural life like it is in rural Nebraska. We have only 1.7 million people living in a state the size of the country Germany. 1.2 million of these live within about 30 minutes of either Omaha or Lincoln. Here is a web site that you can go to and see what real rural life in Nebraska by looking at the beauty of our western part of Nebrasaka.

http://www.hprcc.unl.edu/nebraska/

Surf this web site and you will see what we hide from the millions of people who drive across our fine state on I-80 and think that Nebraska is just a flat state with nothing to see.