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: 6/22/2000 10:20:00 PM Author: Peggy (PeggySue48@aol.com) Subject: Craig You really started a very interes... Craig You really started a very interesting conversation! I am a director of school-age child care and have had many males working with me. Right now my Lead Teacher (like assistant director) is a male. Since the children are older I have not had problems with possible abuse concerns from parents. However, I never leave one staff alone with children. Just not a wise thing...a safety and licensening issue! Just wanted to throw out an aspect that has not been addressed and perhaps may appear self-serving, but is a valid point. The pay in this field is low! Many issues like professionalism, public atitude changes, etc. are needed to raise the pay. I think more men in the field will also help raise the level of pay. I have lost great male employees because they got married, wanted to buy a house, or etc and just couldn't on the pay in our field. Comments! PeggySue Name: Email: Subject

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