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View: “I Knew What I Was Doing When I Signed Up For This”, a Poem, by Amanda Girdler

The repeated argument I hear from people who are opposed to Oklahoma teachers walking out tomorrow is “we knew what we were doing when we signed up for this.” You’re right. We did. We signed up for the hardest job in the world and putting our kids first. Here’s a poem about it.