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Website in Norway
Hi folks, In 1993 – together with some kindergarten teacher-friends of mine – we did set up a website: Men In Childcare (menn i barnehagen). For many years we were pretty much alone in our field in Europe. Eventually a similar site emerged – in New Zealand – and then in Scotland. Sadly – The […]
Read MorePBS television show “Man in a Child’s Life”
Hello Everyone, My name is Moises Roman, I work for the PBS affiliate in Los Angeles, KCET. We are working on two shows for PBS that are a talk show format with an activity segment at the end related to the topic of the day. This is a daily show that is aimed at informal […]
Read MoreResearch Grant Recruiting & Retaining Male Teachers in Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Patrick Cuneo I am contacting you as part of a grant I recently received from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). The project deals with recruiting and retaining highly qualified male and/or minority faculty members at the Lower School level (I’ve included an abstract below), and I feel that you could offer some valuable […]
Read MoreBringing Together Men in Early Education and Care Professions
Massachusetts Association for the Education of Young Children Annual Conference Westford, MA, USA Two Days/Two Events: Men in Early Education and Care Interest Forum Reception- Friday, March 30 5-7PM Join Men from all over New England to discuss the initiation of a regional Men’s Interest Forum. Interest Forums are organized by groups of NAEYC members […]
Read MoreEditorial – Why become a teacher?
We read about new graduates trying to find a job as a teacher. They often are frustrated that, after four years (and sometimes more) of teacher education and loans to repay, they cannot find a teaching job. One of the biggest challenges is that people often do not want to relocate. We can understand this […]
Read MoreOpinion – Where have all the good male teachers gone?
I don’t have children but one of my standard questions when I meet young couples is to ask “Do your kids have any male school teachers?” If their biters are in primary school, the answer is invariably “no”, which comes as little surprise considering that just over 20 per cent of primary school teachers nationwide […]
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