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Why preschool teachers should be paid and treated the same as public school teachers 9 Articles

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    by Amy Denney

    Yes, preschool teachers should be paid and treated the same as public school teachers. There may be some confusion as to the role of a preschool teacher. I feel that at times they are confused with daycare providers. Th...read more

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    by Michelle Andrus

    A preschool teacher is often the first teacher your child comes in contact with outside of the home, yet they are usually the lowest paid teacher in a school system. This is very unfair and will hopefully drastically chang...read more

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    by Janet Wahlquist

    Preschool teachers should definitely be paid the same and treated the same as other public school teachers. More and more children are attending preschool, and this early introduction to structured learning can set the s...read more

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    by Sharon Annetts

    i feel that preschool teachers should be treated and paid the same as public school teachers. i feel that they are unfairly paid even though they do the same hours and work the same as public school teachers. preschool tea...read more

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    by Eliza Osborne

    Many people believe that because preschoolers are younger and require less work than public school teachers they should be paid less. But, when you think about this, it makes very little sense. The preschoolers of today gr...read more

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    by Jiju Jacob

    I am a working in a software engineering firm today and today as I see this topic, I can still remember vividly my kindergarten school and some of my teachers there. Of course, many of the incidents lie forgotten in the so...read more

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    by Louise Debell

    I have worked as a early childhood educator for more than 20 years, both in California and Ohio. The pay schedule is the same in both states. I ended up getting a second job in California to make ends meet. I am a singl...read more

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    by Karmen Mitchell

    In the past three years, I have noticed that the teacher's unions are now allowing teachers' aides to belong to the union. But Preschool teachers are not allowed. We are still considered as the public babysitters. Even tho...read more

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    by Lindsey Clair

    As a preschool teacher I believe that we should be paid and treated the same as public school teachers. Yes of course its preschool and many may say there is no comparison to public school teachers but the truth and matter...read more

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