[MenTeach] E-News - August 2009

[Newsletter about men teachers]

MenTeach E-News
August 2009

1) Public mixed on gender roles in jobs; 7% prefer male elementary 
school teachers
2) Why boys fail
3) Additional movies about male teachers suggested by readers
4) New places to order the new DVD about male teachers - Expect male 
involvement
5) Write your story for a new book
6) Hundreds of ties means teacher doesn't wear same one twice all 
school year
7) MenTeach.org has had millions of hits
8) The few, the beloved, the male elementary teachers
9) Male Student Needs Help: How To Win Respect?
10) Resources - 200 Free Scholarships For Minorities

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1) Public Mixed on Gender Roles in Jobs; 7% Prefer Male Elementary 
School Teachers
There is much debate about what occupations men and women should have. 
In a study by Pew Research a survey shows there is bias towards one 
gender for specific occupations.

Read more about the study: http://www.menteach.org/node/1122

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2) Why boys fail
There's a new book coming out in January 2010. The author, Richard 
Whitmire, writes about male teachers in one of his chapters:

'I interviewed a passel of male teachers and former male teachers for a 
chapter in my new book The Trouble With Boys and here's the reasons the 
men gave for leaving the classroom. First off, the pay is too low -- 
they can't support a wife and kid on an elementary school teacher's 
salary. Secondly, if you are a male and you work around little kids, 
pretty much every parent you meet thinks that you are a child molester. 
And that's exhausting.'

  See the link to his blog: http://www.menteach.org/node/1124

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3) Additional movies about male teachers suggested by readers Jon 
Bradley, from McGill University in Canada

Read Dr. Bradley's recommendations: http://www.menteach.org/node/1007

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4) New places to order the new DVD about male teachers - Expect male 
involvement
Expect Male Involvement: Recruiting & Retaining Men in Early Childhood 
Education. An exciting and effective DVD about men in the lives of 
children is now available for purchase. It's already been shown in 
Georgia, Canada and Northern Ireland. Tell us where YOU have shown the 
video. It's a great video about the importance of men in the lives of 
children. There are now two places you can order the DVD online. Find 
out how you can purchase your own copy: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1085

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5) Write your story for a new book
We are inviting you to contribute a chapter in a monograph that focuses 
on men in the lives of children. Your story is very important to the 
field of education and is worth sharing with a broader audience. If you 
would like to contribute to the monograph, all we would need from you 
now is a brief biographical outline and a response letting us know if 
you would like to participate or not. To find out who is writing the 
book and how to participate, go to the link: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1129

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6) Hundreds of ties means teacher doesn't wear same one twice all 
school year
Don McAllister changes ties like some people change shoes. Ghost ties 
come out in October. December brings ties with Santa and snowmen. 'I 
probably have about 30 Christmas ties,' he said. McAllister didn't 
start out as a tie wearer. Find out about how he started: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1131

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7) MenTeach has had millions of hits
A few readers have asked how much web traffic does our site have. 
MenTeach.org has been around since April 2002. We've had one revision 
of our site back starting February 2007. You'll see below we've had 
over 2.4 millions hits in the last two years. The software that tracks 
our site traffic screens out the spambots (as best it can).

Read the detailed report: http://www.menteach.org/node/1121

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8) The few, the beloved, the male elementary teachers
Twenty fourth-graders sit on the edge of their seats, their wide eyes 
focused on the man in the center of the room. 'Can anyone read my 
mind?' the man asks. 'What else do we need to do when we walk in the 
hallway?' Read the entire article: http://www.menteach.org/node/1133

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9) Male Student Needs Help: How To Win Respect?
I'm a male going into Elementary Education! I had begun my student 
teaching last fall and had a very bad experience with a college 
evaluator who was very critical and unsupportive of my work. My 
evaluator treated me unfairly it seemed compared to the rest of the 
female student teachers whom she was in charge of as well. Do you have 
any advice for him? Read the rest of his letter: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1136

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10) Resources - 200 Free Scholarships For Minorities
This is a list of 200 scholarships for minorities. However, look 
through the list and you may find something that applies to you also: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1134

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