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MenTeach E-News – March 2013
MenTeach E-News March 2013 1) Male Teachers wanted to hire to teach 2) More men needed to work in childcare industry for balance 3) New Zealand: Primary School is a time to change a child’s life 4) Organizing Men in Early Childhood Education in Illinois 5) Why There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers In […]
Read MoreI want to do something!
MenTeach gets e-mails from many men and women who want to contribute to the work the we do. For example: I’m a 3rd grade teacher at the University of X, a K-12 public institution connected to the university and more specifically its College of Education. I’ve read through the MenTeach site and some of the […]
Read MoreI want to teach
MenTeach MenTeach: We get numerous e-mails from men who want to teach. For example: “I am a male interested in becoming an elementary school special education teacher. The main thing holding me back is a fear that I will not be able to find a job due to gender discrimination. In your experience, do men […]
Read MoreMale teacher says career choice should not be determined by gender
Walk into any grade school and look around. It’s hard to find a male teacher. Less than 20 percent of teachers in elementary and middle school are men. Experts say young boys, who often lag behind girls in academics and maturity levels, could benefit from having a male teacher. One local teacher who says he […]
Read MoreThe Perils of Being a Male Teacher at an All-Girls School

Let’s all pause for a silent moment of compassion for young male teachers in all-girls high schools. Theirs is a difficult job. Riiiiiight, some of you young men may be thinking. I’ll sign up for that work. But that sense of the young male teacher’s plight is one clear impression I’ve gained from a decidedly […]
Read MoreScholarship Scheme to Invite Men into Early Childhood Education – A First for NZ

It will not be rare to see men in early childhood teaching and childcare roles if a new initiative by NZ’s national early childhood network, ChildForum, sparks men’s interest. The proportion of men to women working in early childhood education was higher 20 years ago than it is today. Only 2% of early childhood educators […]
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