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MenTeach E-News – October 2011
1) Are you an alien? Experiences of a male Primary School teacher 2) Low Number of Male Teachers Affects Youth 3) Seeking more male teachers in Barbados 4) Two articles about Men in Education: World Forum in Hawaii & NAEYC 5) Call for men to teach, become role models 6) Male Call: Recruiting More Men […]
Read MoreTwo articles about Men in Education: World Forum in Hawaii & NAEYC
Our World Forum Men in Early Childhood Education logo and webpage address is featured rather prominently in the latest issue of Exchange. It’s on page 79 and appears along the same row as a picture of five very muddy and somehow familiar looking boys from an early childhood program in Winnipeg, Canada J. Readers are […]
Read MoreMenTeach – New England meets with Dr. Eli Newberger, MD
MenTeach New England met for our Fall meeting in early October 2011 at Bridgewater State University, Bridgewater, MA. We shared stories and resources and everyone had a chance to participate. We were very lucky to have Eli Newberger, MD author and expert on boys development. He talked about his book: The Men They Will Become and shared […]
Read MoreWhere Are the Men? Promoting Gender Diversity in the Massachusetts Early Childhood Workforce
A group from the 2008 Community Advocates for Young Learners (CAYL) has developed a policy brief about men teachers. It is the first of it’s kind in Massachusett’s and offers ideas about the importance of gender diversity in education. CAYL is directed by Valora Washington, PhD. You can download the document as a PDF file at the […]
Read MoreStudent Perspective: Benefits to being a man in a female-dominated teaching position
Perhaps those who are surprised think it strange for a man to be going into teaching young children. That is valid, as there are not many male teachers. But the idea that men are not as suited for teaching as women is a cop-out. I find this notion similar to the expectation that female doctors […]
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