2010
Children need male role models in the classroom
Scottish men are beings urged to take on key jobs with young children, such as nursery and primary school teachers – roles they avoid for fear of being suspected as paedophiles. The Scottish Government wants more men to get involved in early years education in order to provide male role models, which are lacking in […]
Read MoreStephen Colbert suggests men work in child care
Stephen Colbert has a television show on Comedy Central. In this epsidoe he proposes that unemployed men should be hired to work in child care. Although it’s a satirical comment – we think his right – men should work in child care. An excerpted video clip from Stephen Colbert It’s towards the end of this […]
Read MoreCall Me MISTER Creates More Black Male Teachers
Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man. Only about 2 percent of teachers nationwide are African-American men. But experts say that needs to change if educators expect to reduce […]
Read MoreMen as Child Care Providers
When you think of a child care professional, do you ever picture a man? In her New York Time parenting blog the “Motherlode”, Lisa Belkin discusses her surprise when she found that several men had applied for a “childcare” position she had advertised for at her home. You can read the entry here. Since reading Lisa’s blog, […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Western Pennsylvania elementary classrooms
Sixteen kindergarteners sat cross-legged on a rag rug, singing songs about the days of the week and the months of the year. The classroom at Carnegie Elementary School in the Carlynton School District was furnished with the usual toys preferred by 5-year-olds — trucks, blocks, a kitchen play-set, a miniature makeup table. There was a […]
Read MoreFree childcare classes for men in the United Kingdom
When a ground-breaking bid to hire more male role models to teach Edinburgh’s youngest children was launched, it was hailed a major success. Now the organisation, Men In Childcare, wants to offer men in Aberdeen the same opportunity. The group, which has the motto, “Men need women, women need men, children need both”, is to […]
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