Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 2/14/2006 2:33:00 PM Author: corkie (corkie_@msn.com) Subject: attack mode? <<(GI JO) Alrighty now, Minnesota in attack mode, now their are two. Let me be as clear as possible... Don't want you to feel victimized.. >> Joe, respect must be earned, plain and simple. Yelling with the capslock on gets you nothing. Two MN providers out of 13,000 overwhelms you so? Been in the business over 16+ yrs, respected and respect myself. Have testified at the Legislature, been quoted in legislature journals... only once told to "shut up and sit down" by a Representative who is opposed to licensing for childcare providers, apparently-- he respects none of us. Provider associations and grasroot advocate efforts are effective here; we're experienced and capable of undoing dumb laws that serve no real purpose. Get someon the books that make our lives easier too. Maybe what really bothers union leadership is that we accomplish this as nonprofits at no cost to providers. I suggest anyone wishing to be respected approach their efforts at change with level heads & logic, and with facts backing them - not through bullying and making more noise than the oposition. kathy (just one of 13,000) Name: Email: Subject

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