I can fully empathise with all of these writers, as I am a trained nursery nurse who has been working as a classroom assistant for more than three years. But I would like to issue a challenge - follow the lead of the Jane Joneses and Helen Wrights (Letters, 25 April) of this world and go seek alternative employment.
I would rest assured that the majority of us classroom assistants won't. Why? Because we don't work for the praise and pay - we do the job for the love of it! We love the children! We love the fun and laughter! We love the team spirit! We love the uncertainty of each day! We love the responsibility!
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