Stepping out of the classroom and into the Legislature.
Since my sophomore year of high school, I knew that I wanted to be a teacher. Fast forward nearly ten years, and I have a classroom of my own at Moore High School where I teach Junior and Sophomore English. Though I always planned on being a teacher, I did not anticipate what being a teacher in Oklahoma would mean. Continual shortfalls in education funding have left Oklahoma's students with poor resources for learning, record numbers of emergency certified teachers, and large class sizes.
By the end of the 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, I realized that the only way the conditions in my classroom--and classrooms across the state--would change, would be if I step out of the classroom and make changes myself.
When I win House District 53, I will be a true Representative of the people. So often in politics, lawmakers make decisions based on what they see fit, in spite of what their constituents ask of them. I promise to not lose sight of who put me in the Capitol; I promise to not put my political party before my people.
By the end of the 2018 Oklahoma Teacher Walkout, I realized that the only way the conditions in my classroom--and classrooms across the state--would change, would be if I step out of the classroom and make changes myself.
When I win House District 53, I will be a true Representative of the people. So often in politics, lawmakers make decisions based on what they see fit, in spite of what their constituents ask of them. I promise to not lose sight of who put me in the Capitol; I promise to not put my political party before my people.
After the teacher walkout, if all I have to bring back to my students are legislators' promises, then I'd rather bring back promises of my own."
-Angel Worth