Editorials
Don’s Column “Just Say NO, to No Touch.”
Male early childhood (EC) educators face stereotypes that portray us as potential child abusers on a daily basis. Clearly, children must be protected from child abusers, yet a principle reason many men give for not entering or staying in the field of early childhood education (ECE) is fear of being accused of harming young children […]
Read MoreColumn: What’s Your Icon?
A retired friend and colleague came to speak to a group of early childhood pre-service students about strategies that engage young children in their learning. The heart of the presentation centered around one question, “What is your icon?” This teacher was challenging these pre-service students to think about ingenious or novel strategies that they could […]
Read MoreDon’s Column “Men In The Lives of Young Children” at the 2005 World Forum Montreal
“Men In The Lives of Young Children” at the 2005 World Forum Montreal At the request of Ms. Bonnie and Mr. Roger Neugebauer of Child Care Information Exchange and the World Forum Foundation, MenTeach.org is coordinating the first ever session on the topic of “Men in the Lives of Young Children” at the World Forum […]
Read MoreAdam Buckingham – Trash to Treasures founder – died February 1
MenTeach: It is with true regret that I wanted to tell readers that we have lost a creative, talented, unique man in the early education profession. Adam Buckingham of New Zealand died on February 1, 2015. I met Adam more than 10 years ago through e-mail correspondence. He wanted to use some of my early MenTeach […]
Read MoreDon’s Column: The Velcro Child
The Velcro Child I work as a consultant to community preschools that include children with social, emotional, and behavior challenges throughout our State. Because the goal of my initial visit is to observe typical classroom routines, at first I am purposefully low-key and rather unresponsive toward the children. One or several children will usually ask […]
Read MoreSome Percentages of Men in Education are increasing.
MenTeach: One of the interesting things about working for many years on an issue is that you can watch for trends and changes. We are noticing some changes in the percentage of men going into education. Below is the 2013 Bureau of Labor Statistics data about some education jobs. If you compare the percentages and […]
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