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According to Christian, since writing the post, she has received countless messages of thanks from her coworkers and from complete strangers on Facebook.

She said she hopes the attention her post received puts a spotlight on the need to support schools, especially teachers. She said she herself has stepped in as a substitute teacher when the school has lacked other options.

Recent jobs reports have showed a decline in employment in public education, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, while the Department of Education reports a teacher shortage in every state.

And school districts across the country are reporting a triple whammy of not only a shortage of teachers but also substitutes and school support staff, like bus drivers.

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\"Education I think is a calling and it just scares me that people right now are seeing how tough it is and not going that direction,\" Christian said. \"We need people who love kids and who feel like it’s their calling to work with kids to look past the hard things that are happening right now. We need people to educate kids; they’re our future.\"

Althea Dixon, assistant superintendent of curriculum, instruction and accountability for the Paris Independent School District, said teachers are \"going above and beyond\" in this moment, and are \"exhausted.\"

\"Danielle’s post is what every teacher in our district, state, and country is feeling at this current moment validated by the fact that it went viral,\" she said in a statement. \"We are proud to have a bunch of Danielle’s in our district. Our teachers are going above and beyond to meet the needs of students, they are exhausted, but they keep fighting.\"

\"We sincerely couldn’t do it without them. They're all in,\" Dixon added. \"Educators around the world are definitely a part of that “unsung hero” group.\"

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