re: best public schools in surrounding Baton Rouge area

It should be a requirement for prospective teachers to do their student teaching at an urban school just do that they can see what they're really getting themselves into. So many of these young girls have delusions of grandeur that they'll get hired by a "good" school which, unfortunately, in Louisiana are few and far between. Instead they end up at places like Baker or Glen Oaks and go home in tears every day and are seeking a different career field within a year.