Originally Posted by JackandJill:
The way you describe yourself as a teacher is how may of us would describe ourselves as providers. I have a college degree, student loans, chose this job to be with my children more, take many hours of continuing education and professional development classes and spend quite a a lot of money to make my program a benefit to all who come. 
Filling temporarily empty spaces with school age children can be harder and very costly for family child care providers, which is why I do not offer a discount for teachers or parents with extended family leave.
never mind the benefits that that teachers earn that as self-employed child care provider's don't.
I'm tired of teachers thinking they somehow deserve special treatment because of their profession.
There are pros and cons for every job out there.
I don't make the cons of my job, my dentist's problem so it gets old when teachers feel they need "justify" why they deserve different treatment.
