2009

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 […]

Looking for a teaching job?

I just read an article about your group. Unfortunately I hadn’t heard about you and your mission before, but I think it’s great. We work with a lot of employers who would like to hire more men in elementary schools. SchoolSpring provides recruiting services to K-12 districts around the country. We also run the SchoolSpring.com web site […]

One of our new members

Women supporting male teachers

I believe it is passion that pushed me to pursue an ECE Masters degree. I had ever since been in love with teaching, especially little kids. It has simply become my inspiration. This idea [thinking about the importance of male teachers] started when I had worked for an International school in Bangkok. There was an […]

Male Students Referred to Special Education More Than Female Students

My name is Gregory Alexander. I am a doctoral student at the University of Laverne in southern california. I am doing my dissertation on recruitment & retention strategies of men in special education, and its long term effects on special education. I am a special education high school teacher and an adjunct professor at California […]

MenTeach on national radio

Bryan Nelson, founder of MenTeach is a guest on the National Association for the Education of Young Children Radio, hosted by Mark R. Ginsberg and Rae Pica. The theme of the segment is men in early childhood education. Check out NAEYC Radio web site for the interview.