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Would you hire a male nanny?
They can cook dinner. They can give hugs. And they can play baseball. Who says men can’t be nannies? Kris Pohl is the first man to make it to the finals of England’s Professional Nanny of the Year competition. Wearing jeans and a shaggy hairdo, 48-year-old, American-born Pohl doesn’t look like Mary Poppins but the […]
Read More$38,000 for Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers is a program to help men and women become teachers.For many eligible participants, the Post-9/11 GI Bill is a better solution than other education benefit programs, such as the Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve and the Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP). However, this decision depends […]
Read MoreMore films about male teachers
“Goodnight Mister Tom” is a ‘masterpiece theatre’ production originally aired, I believe, on public television (circa 2005). Based on Michelle Margorian’s novel (winner of the 1982 IRA Children’s Book Award), by the same name, this story centers on a somewhat bedraggled, single, and sour-aged man. Living quietly and at war (privately and ironically) with the […]
Read MoreWhat’s happening with men in child care in California, USA
In California, we have been working to increase the participation of men in early care and education. The California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) has for several years now, had a committee on Men In Child Care. I am the current chair of this committee. Activities in this area include a Male […]
Read MoreChildcare ‘not just for women’
As new research suggests parents want more men to work in nurseries, one man who runs a pre-school explains what it is like working in a profession dominated by women. When Duncan Wise first went into childcare nearly 12 years ago, he came across some negative attitudes from parents. “Being a male in a female […]
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