Often students don t even have the transportation to attend school regularly. Dr. Dean Chavers, the leading expert on Indian education points out these problems. Many conditions work against reservation students It would be easy to say that any of the above problems could be easily solved if only parents and teachers cared enough. However, numerous conditions work against reservation students and keep them from improving their scholastic abilities. There is little or no continuity for these students.
Poverty overwhelms many Indian households.
A large number of students have learning disabilities because of prenatal drug and alcohol abuse. American Indian students are usually taught by young, non-Indian teachers. Reservation classrooms in general are in dire need of repair. Distrust towards schools runs high in many reservation communities.