2007
We shouldn’t have to make men feel guilty about working with children
Now, more than ever before, men are hesitant to enter the teaching profession because they fear others will view them as potential pedophiles. “We get so hysterical about the slightest suggestion of contact between male teachers and their charges . . . that men are reluctant to teach at the elementary school level,” suggests Boris […]
Read MoreMale Teachers in Short Supply – Does it Matter?
In a city where many households are without male role models, children are also facing a lack of male leadership in the classroom, as only one in four district teachers are male.The ratio is even more skewed at the elementary level, with some schools having only one or two male teachers on a staff of […]
Read MoreMale Teachers in Short Supply – Does it Matter?
In a city where many households are without male role models, children are also facing a lack of male leadership in the classroom, as only one in four district teachers are male.The ratio is even more skewed at the elementary level, with some schools having only one or two male teachers on a staff of […]
Read More‘Paedophile hysteria’ is putting men off teaching says Boris Johnson
Men are being scared away from joining the teaching profession by a wave of “paedophile hysteria”, a leading Tory has warned. Boris Johnson said school staffrooms are increasingly dominated by female teachers because men are afraid of attracting false child abuse allegations. He spoke out after figures revealed women now outnumber men by 13 to […]
Read MoreMaking a difference – Male teachers, though scarce, offer unique perspective
If you’re a man majoring in elementary education at Northern State University, you’re not alone – but you’re definitely in the minority. NSU seniors Craig Nelson and Basil Knebel said they each had about two other men in some of their education courses. Knebel, an early childhood education minor, said he was often the only […]
Read MoreWebsite 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 […]
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