December, 2009

If you visit Duc Tho town's nursery school you might see a man carefully spoon-feeding children and covering them with blankets.

He is Luong Xuan Phong, believed to be the only male nursery school teacher in Vietnam.

You are invited to participate in a survey of early childhood teachers asking you about your experience and attitudes regarding men in the lives of their children.

Results of this research survey will be used in a research article about communication with men about their children.

Your anonymous replies will be kept confidential and only the researchers (Josh Thompson and Stephen Garretson) will have access to the compiled results.

[MenTeach: We rarely post any of the accusations we read about in the news because they are often sensationalized. However, this case was so unusual and reminds us how challenging our work as male teachers can be.]

Shawanee, Oklahoma - USA -- A substitute teacher is under investigation in Shawnee after a parent said the man crossed the line.

The district said the parent reported that the substitute at Will Rogers Elementary School touched her daughter inappropriately.

Parents are calling for a fresh recruitment drive of male teachers as a survey shows most children from single mother households have little contact time with a male role model.

Single mothers expressed concern about their children having little contact with men in a caring capacity. A majority said they would like a man to be involved in the care and development of their young children.

Student masterpieces hang on a string along the ceiling of a Camarillo classroom, colorful posters of block letters and numbers fill the walls, and a drove of stuffed sea creatures lie on top of a kid-sized bookcase. They're typical finds in a kindergarten classroom, but this room at University Preparation School also has something a little more rare: a male teacher.