November, 2007

DadBloggers - Men in Child Care

by Kevin Klein - DadBloggers.com
[MenTeach: The following posting came from a Daddyblog in April 2006. It produced several comments at the site and offered some data about men teaching.]

The church I belong to has a nursery, which looks after kids from 18 months to three years while their parents attend two hours of classes. Since our daughter has recently reached 18 months—and since the nursery’s designated caregivers are always short-staffed—I’ve spent the first hour helping the wee ones (about six to ten of them) play nicely, eat their lunches and learn how to sing and pray.
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Editorial: There are male teachers blogging their opinions

MenTeach
In the past, people would complain to me that they couldn't find male teachers. With the internet and wider communication, you'll find more and more blogs written by male teachers. It's unlikely to be the most representative sample of male teachers and they vary in content and quality. They do however provide an interesting sample of what is being written by men in the classrooms.
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Is it difficult for a man to get a date working as a teacher?

by Jack Colfax - California, USA
[MenTeach: The opinions expressed in postings on the site do not necessarily reflect the opinions of MenTeach.]

There's no doubt that more male teachers are needed in the United States, and your web site does an excellent job of pointing out many reasons for this. However, as a former teacher (and a male), I would like to shed some light
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The Schott Foundation Receives $1 Million Grant from the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation for Black Male Teacher Initiative

The Schott Foundation for Public Education solidifies $1 million partnership with The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation as a part of an initiative which will develop models for recruiting and retaining African American male teachers.

This first phase of the grant will be used to implement the Teachers as Leaders initiative -- which will expand teacher and public policy leadership opportunities for black males entering the teaching profession.
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Read some previous Letters

We've been loading some of the letters from our old website and found them very interesting.

Look them over and tell us what you think.

Go to: Letters and scroll to the bottom of the page to see them.
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Is there a difference between white and black teachers?

Will Okun - New York Times blog
[MenTeach: A great editorial in the New York Times - be certain to link to the site to read the comments - they are very interesting. Thanks to Roy for forwarding the article to me.]

Will Okun is a Chicago school teacher who traveled with Nick Kristof in June to central Africa, on the win-a-trip contest. He blogged and vlogged as he went, and you can see his reports at www.nytimes.com/twofortheroad. He teaches English and photography in a Chicago school with many students from low-income and minority homes.
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M.E.N. Retreat - A Massachusetts and New Hampshire operation with regional aspirations

by Kitt Cox
Men in Education Network (M.E.N. Interest Forum) - October 6, 2007

I. Biographies - The men shared their experience working in early education.

II. Professional Assistance

- Forming relationships between male educators and parents:
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Does a male teachers deep voice make a difference in discipline?

[MenTeach: This discussion was posted to the ECEMen's list in July 2007. We thought it would be of interest to MenTeach readers.]

I am starting work on an article concerning gender differences and conceptions of classroom and behavior management in an ECE environment and I'm looking for some input.

Last year I was asked to step in and temporarily teach two different Head Start classes that had lost teachers mid year. Both classes had been without any real consistency or direction for weeks and the behavior challenges were many.
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What is it to be a man?

by Jack Kammer
MenTeach: There is much discussion about men teachers being male role models. It's important to keep in mind that the idea of what "maleness" is - is constantly changing. Here is an excerpt from "Asking the Right Questions about Baltimore's African-American Underclass Men and Boys" by Jack Kammer

COMMONLY ACCEPTED OBJECTS AND ACTIVITIES THAT ONCE WERE THOUGHT UNMANLY
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Editorial: Recruiting More Men to Teach

There are many ways to recruit more men to be teachers.

Start a large public awareness campaign
There needs to be constant, pervasive messages about the importance of men teaching children. Every media needs to show positive images of men teaching or telling stories about the value and significance of men teaching. Newspapers, magazine, television, the internet, movies and radio all need to help to shift people's perception that teaching is women's work.
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