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I've thought about this for a long time. I talked about this for a long time. I always said I was too busy and didn't know where to begin. The truth was, I was worried I didn't have enough to say or anything meaningful to add to the conversation. I love my job. Let me say that again for those of you in the back- I love my job. My job is to teach. I teach reading, writing, math, science, social studies, social skills, health, etc. But that is not where my job ends, far from it. That is where it only slightly begins. The add ons, other duties and basic extra expectations placed on teachers is endless. There are days I come home and think, did I actually teach my students anything today? I have always been open about my feelings on teaching and the problems in education because they are there- but being a vocal teacher can be difficult. Explaining to non-teachers and law makers who have never ...