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New student organization supports current and future male educators
Albeit whimsical, it would be accurate to say that a chance red light in Grand Junction, Colorado, 16 years ago lead to the creation of one of Illinois State’s newest registered student organizations (RSO). As the traffic stopped, a nearby building’s sign advertising a pilot elementary certification program caught the eye of one of the […]
Read MoreMen in female-dominated jobs
I work at a before- and after-school facility in an elementary school, where I help supervise kids. I’m definitely outnumbered. Counting myself, we have five men out of a total of around 25 to 30 employees. When people stop by, they’ll often give a blanket greeting — “Hi ladies, how are you doing?” It used […]
Read MoreMost male teachers confident working with children
The early years workforce is still skewed dramatically towards women as a result of deeply ingrained gender stereotypes combined with fears that men will be falsely labelled as paedophiles, it is claimed. Research by Nottingham Trent and Bedfordshire universities found that most male teachers were confident working with children aged seven or under and insisted […]
Read MoreWhy are so many parents reluctant to hire men to care for their kids?
When my husband and I toured a preschool last week, the owner told me that her husband, a classical musician, sometimes pops in to play piano for the kids. I assumed she was trying to impress us—what parent doesn’t want a little extra Bach in her child’s life?—but then she explained, nervously, that she was […]
Read MoreDr. Ed Klugman to receive the Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education
The Steering Committee of MenTeach-New England this weekend decided to give Dr. Ed Klugman our annual Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education. Ed has been in early education field for over 60 years and has been everything from a teacher to a father. He is best known for his work on […]
Read MoreFor girls, teachers’ gender matters, study says
Female elementary school teachers’ comfort with mathematics has an outsize effect on the girls they teach, according to new research. Girls taught by a female teacher got a learning boost if that teacher had a strong math background, but had consistently lower math performance by the end of the school year if she didn’t, according […]
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