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Kindergarten teacher part of a rare breed
As a male kindergarten teacher, new Brook Forest School teacher David Mangless is a rare breed — only 2.3 percent of the country’s preschool and kindergarten teachers in 2013 were men, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor. Q. Did you know that you wanted to teach kindergarten when you […]
Read MoreMenTeach New England Meeting in January 2015
MenTeach-NE planning session and conversation Saturday, January 17, 2015, 10-2ish @ Jerry Parr’s house in Londonderry, NH near MA border. Camaraderie, brotherhood and food! All are welcome.
Read MoreMen In Child Care Conference in Poland
New Horizons in Preschool Education October 24, 2014 HOTEL RADISSON BLUE KRAKOW, POLAND The Conference will be followed by a European Network Meeting on the 25th of October your attendance is welcome. All Booking Requests to Kenny@meninchildcare.com Download the flyer Men In Childcare Poland 2014
Read MoreDon’s Column: The Power of One
Past references in this column to early childhood education’s unflinching acceptance of the shortage of male educators as a back burner issue were born out yet again at the 2004 National Association for the Education of Young Children’s (NAEYC) national conference in Anaheim, California. Given the limited number of male attendees at the event, the […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – September 2014
MenTeach E-News September 2014 1) Column: The Power of One 2) Wichita State University’s online survey 3) MenTeach – New England Annual Fall Meeting 4) MenTeach New England continues its work 5) More men seeking ‘manny’ work due to lousy economy 6) Gentlemen, Preschool Is Calling 7) Why Don’t More Men Go Into Teaching? 8) […]
Read MoreWhen was the last time you encountered a male teacher? Apparently, not soon enough
Boys will rarely if ever encounter a male teacher until they reach high school, a fact lamented by many both because teacher’s serve as important role models and because the lack of gender diversity tends to turn the profession into a prestige ghetto. “We have so very, very, very, very few men,” Sherry Cleary, executive […]
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