I find it incredibly difficult to understand why there is such a stigmaattached to any educational position - almost to the point of 'dumbingdown' and partly removing educational roles' importance.
I am a second-year BA Hon Early Childhood Studies student with a passionfor child psychology and have endured giggles, patronising smiles andnods as well as the occasional, 'Aw, well isn't that nice'.
I honestly don't think my degree is taken seriously by the generalpublic. Yet I believe specialist play workers, nursery nurses andteaching assistants all suffer from this form of degrading attitude. Howmuch more important can an educational role be?
You are not only caring for the most precious thing in many families'lives, but educating them, which will help form economic stability forthe future.
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