I am a new teacher but an older woman just finishing an education put on hold until my family was all raised and gone. I DO NOT like men in EC. We have a male aide and the 4-5 year olds are afraid of him, not that he is mean or anything. He has 2 daughters at Pre-K age even but the boys do not like him. I freely go into the restroom whether it is to help a male or female child but he cannot go help the girls--his feeling! I wipe and clean bottoms and wipe noses and kiss hurts all better, but he restricts himself to helping with class work. He is not my aide and I would have requested he not be if I were faced with a choice. He is a nice person but I just do not see this as a mans place. In high school, perhaps--even in the fifth grade, but not with the ones who need a person who is like a Mom, Granny, or Aunt--yes, woman. Most children this age need the male figures to be Dad's, coaches, or Principals. My thoughts, just my feelings.
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