September, 2010

Fall Meeting of New England MenTeach

Fall Meeting of New England MenTeach will be held

Saturday, October 2 11AM-3PM in Northampton. MA


All men (and allies) in early childhood are encouraged and welcomed.

Barbados needs more male teachers.

By Trevor Yearwood - Barbados' News Leader
Minister of Education and Human Resource Development, Ronald Jones, made this admission yesterday, while saying that more men were applying to teach.

He told reporters females were doing their best in the classroom but there were certain things males were better suited to do to help schoolboys - and even girls.

Men In Child Care: Crisis or Opportunity?

by Gregory Uba - Men in Child Care CAEYC
[MenTeach: We thought this was an interesting perspective about dealing with the global economic crisis. Perhaps using the current situation as an opportunity would be an effective strategy for recruiting unemployed men to consider teaching.]

The State Budget Crisis is having a huge impact on programs. Many of you have probably already heard of State Preschools turning in their contracts and closing centers. Child Care Resource and Referral Agencies have reduced services and cancelled trainings.

'My Child Would Really Thrive With A Male Teacher.'

by Teacher Tom
This is the time of year when my gender comes up a lot at school. I usually don't think much about it during the rest of the year, but February and early March are when prospective new families tour the school and many of them want a moment to speak with me. Most of these conversations include a sentence along the lines of, "My child would really thrive with a male teacher."

Parttime jobs in New York City, Boston, Baltimore, & Charlotte

by The BELL Recruitment Team
We are currently hiring male mentors/tutors for our afterschool programs to work with children in the New York City area.  Please be so kind to print and post this job description in a visible place so that your friends, relatives and associates may apply and provide our scholars with an amazing afterschool experience.

The Daddy Day carers

by Jane Hansen - The Daily Telegraph - UK
These young men are pioneers in child care, one of the few professions dominated by women.

They have broken down the gender barrier, daily proving their proficiency in looking after children as young as two.

They say they have one of the best jobs in the world, and parents at the centre are overwhelmingly happy.

Kindergarten male nanny in China - watch the english video news report

Speaking of kindergarten nannies, the first picture that pops into our heads is usually of those tender, versatile female nannies. But in a kindergarten in Nanjing, a male nanny is doing a great job.

Principal successfully recruits black male teachers

by Gracie Bonds Staples
 - The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
At Martin Luther King Elementary School, female teachers outnumber males by almost three to one.

In that regard, teachers at the Clayton County  school say, MLK is not that different from most schools across the country, where places of learning can seem like female-only clubs.

It's elementary, guys: Male teachers bring diversity to primary grades

By Erin Waldner - The Press-Enterprise - California, USA
Kenny Hall has been a teacher for 13 years, all of them at the elementary school level.

The Yucaipa instructor has taught first, second and third grades and currently, kindergarten.

Apply for a National Child Care Teacher Award

The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation is calling for submissions for the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children's TYLENOL(R) National Child Care Teacher Awards.