February, 2008

MenTeach E-News - January 2008

1) How to protect your school from sexual harassment cases
2) Research on gender bias during student teaching experiences
3) Call for Proposals for the Working Forum Men In Early Childhood Education
4) Male elementary-education majors say they are needed minority
5) Join us to discuss Men and Boys in ECE.
6) Some Free Tuition Education Programs
7) More women in politics, more men in child care
8) Men's Stories - Not a job, a passion - Roger Neugebauer
9) Let us know what's going on in your part of the world

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Male teacher shortage bigger than pay

by Kendall Jones

Scott Schoenfeld is part of a dying breed. Mr. Schoenfeld, as his students call him, is one of few men who are teaching young children.

For some, low pay is reason enough to stay away from becoming a teacher, but men have another reason. Former and future elementary school teachers say there is a stigma over their profession, where men who want to work with children could be child predators.

Scott Waters, an elementary education professor at Emporia State University, said touch is a part of development, but teachers have to be careful.

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Scholarship for males entering elementary education

Emporia State University offers a scholarship for males who are going into elementary education. According to Tes Mehring, Dean of the Teachers' College, the school is in the top five for teacher programs in the nation.

Go to the school's website.

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A National Network for Men in Early Childhood Education (New Zealand)

Saturday 9th--Sunday 10th February 2008

Whitirea Community Polytechnic

Porirua, Wellington

New Zealand

Register at their website.

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Males in Early Childhood Network Group - Australia

by Craig d’Arcy

Blokes can do it as well

(Please note some of the guys were near the end of "Mo-vember" - growing moustaches to raise funds for male prostrate cancer research - can't wait to see what they come up with for "Man-uary"!)

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Female like me

by Lynn E. Nielsen

[MenTeach: Dr. Lynn E. Nielsen" focuses his work on recruiting male teachers. Here is one article about his teaching. You can another article about diversity here. And his story here.]

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Great summer job for young men to teach

[MenTeach: Breakthrough Collaborative is an innovative program that we have worked with over the last few years. It is a fantastic summer (and year round) mentorship program that hires high school and college students to work with middle school children. Many young men get their start in teaching from this program.