On Serving the Children of the Opioid Crisis, Going on Strike, and Staying in the Teaching Profession.
I was raised in a very loving but conservative household in West Virginia. My parents, both of which held no education beyond high school, felt that education was the way to ensure that their children would have a better future. But, of course, we were still a conservative family in a conservative area. I’m one of three daughters and all three of us did obtain advanced degrees (for which I am grateful to my parents, who have always loved and supported me), but work outside of the…
