2009
More films about male teachers
“Goodnight Mister Tom” is a ‘masterpiece theatre’ production originally 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 […]
Read MoreWhat’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. Activities in this area include a Male […]
Read MoreChildcare ‘not just for women’
As new research suggests parents want more men to work in nurseries, one man who runs a pre-school explains what it is like working in a profession dominated by women. When Duncan Wise first went into childcare nearly 12 years ago, he came across some negative attitudes from parents. “Being a male in a female […]
Read MoreLack of minority teachers troubling
As the new principal at Jackson Arts and Technology Academy this school year, Septembra Williams sees the imbalance of minority teachers to minority students at her school. At the charter school of about 140 students, 64 percent of the student body — 90 students — are of color, according to the Michigan Department of Education’s […]
Read MoreMen 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, […]
Read MoreMale Teacher
Remember your first male teacher? Peter Chan does. More so, he remembers the lack of one during his own grade-school years in the 1980s. “I think I would have related better,” said Chan, 32, who teaches fifth grade at Vancouver’s Harney Elementary School. For instance, he just “wasn’t into” his sixth-grade teacher, who tried to […]
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