It’s a question often posed to aspiring teachers. Veteran educators, too. Why would you want to teach? In Observercast Episode 31, fourth-generation and National Board Certified Teacher Claudia Swisher and Oklahoma Aspiring Educators Association President Elizabeth Conner explain why they’re willing to work around modest pay, huge classes, helicopter parents, long hours, legislative mandates and, now, a deadly pathogen that’s creating enormous challenges for traditional bricks-and-mortar education.

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