[MenTeach] E-News - November 2009

[Newsletter about men teachers]

MenTeach E-News
November 2009

1) Men teaching in Vietnam
2) What's happening with men in child care in California, USA
3) See the largest bibliography about male teachers!
4) More films about male teachers
5) Would you hire a male nanny?
6) $38,000 for Troops to become teachers
7) Male Teachers in Korea
8) Seeking manuscripts for Journal of Men's Studies
9) Female teachers talk more than male teachers
10) International Networks for men in early care and education

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1) Men teaching in Vietnam
People are often surprised when Le Minh Hien tells them what he does 
for a living. Hien, 35, has been working at the city's District 3 
Kindergarten for 10 years. He is one of only a handful of male 
kindergarten teachers in the country. According to statistics from the 
municipal Department of Education and Training, of the 12,800 
kindergarten teachers working during the 2008-09 academic year, only 29 
are male. Read the rest of the story: http://www.menteach.org/node/1186

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2) What's happening with men in child care in California, USA
In California, we have been working to increase the participation of 
men in early care and education. The California Association for the 
Education of Young Children (CAEYC) has for several years now, had a 
committee on Men In Child Care. I am the current chair of this 
committee. Read the rest of the report: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1191

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3) See the largest bibliography about male teachers!
We want to thank Shaun Johnson for providing his Bibliography from his 
dissertation. It's an impressive list and if you want to add to it, 
drop us an e-mail: http://www.menteach.org/node/1192

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4) More films about male teachers
'Goodnight Mister Tom' is a 'masterpiece theatre' production original 
aired, I believe, on public television (circa 2005). Based on Michelle 
Margorian's novel (winner of the 1982 IRA Children's Book Award), by 
the same name, this story centers on a somewhat bedraggled, single, and 
sour-aged man. Living quietly and at war (privately and ironically) 
with the world around him, his self-imposed tranquility is suddenly and 
irrevocably altered by the evacuation of children from London during 
the Blitz (1940). Read the rest of the review and about some other 
movies about men and children: http://www.menteach.org/node/1193

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5) Would you hire a male nanny?
They can cook dinner. They can give hugs. And they can play baseball. 
Who says men can't be nannies? Kris Pohl is the first man to make it to 
the finals of England's Professional Nanny of the Year competition. 
Read his story: http://www.menteach.org/node/11

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6) $38,000 for Troops to become teachers
Troops to Teachers is a program to help men and women become 
teachers.For many eligible participants, the Post-9/11 GI Bill is a 
better solution than other education benefit programs, such as the 
Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve 
and the Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP). Find out if you 
qualify: http://www.menteach.org/node/1199

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7) Male Teachers in Korea
A YTN TV reporter recently examined the phenomenon of the shrinking 
number of men teaching in Korean elementary schools, and quotes a few 
women who worry that women teachers can't control the kids, who 
furthermore are not learning about their correct gender roles. Read the 
article: http://www.menteach.org/node/1200

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8) Seeking manuscripts for Journal of Men's Studies
I want to move ahead with a special or thematic issue of the Journal of 
Men's Studies dealing with men and the teaching profession with a 
special focus on the early grades (not opposed to other educational 
levels though). To accomplish this we need to identify a guest editor 
or editors (GE) that would oversee the solicitation, review process and 
mss acceptance for publication. Read the entire letter: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1202

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9) Female teachers talk more than male teachers
Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, 
putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices. They are 32 
times more likely to experience voice problems, according to one study. 
Read more about the study: http://www.menteach.org/node/1203

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10) International Networks for men in early care and education
Check out to new and updated links to an international and global 
movement for men in early care and education. There are many things 
going on throughout the world! Join in and be a part of world change: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/43

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