2010
Manny or Nanny?
As the actress Keeley Hawes has hired a manny to look after her kids it has fired up discussion on men working in childcare again. Does it matter if you nanny is male or female? Would you have issue if your child had a male teacher at school or nursery? After working in the childcare […]
Read MoreTeachers walk fine line in interacting with kids
A veteran elementary school teacher, Louis Watson has mastered the “side hug” and the high five. The moves help him dodge the bear hugs his young students initiate. “Being a male teacher, you never hug a kid from the front area,” said Watson, 63. It’s a lesson Watson has learned over time as teachers face […]
Read MoreMale teacher finds niche in kindergarten class
When the door opened for Phillip Bledsoe to teach kindergarten at Jamestown Elementary School, he gladly walked through it. In the eight years he has been teaching he has worked with every grade level in elementary school, but definitely likes kindergarten the best. “It is their first year of school. If they have a positive […]
Read MorePrincipal successfully recruits black male teachers
At Martin Luther King Elementary School, female teachers outnumber males by almost three to one. In that regard, teachers at the Clayton County school say, MLK is not that different from most schools across the country, where places of learning can seem like female-only clubs. There are signs, however, that the long-standing trend may be […]
Read MoreApply for a National Child Care Teacher Award
The Terri Lynne Lokoff Child Care Foundation is calling for submissions for the Terri Lynne Lokoff/Children’s TYLENOL(R) National Child Care Teacher Awards. The National Child Care Teacher Awards is an annual awards program open to all child care teachers and home and group home providers in all 50 states and the District of Columbia. Each of […]
Read MoreIt’s elementary, guys: Male teachers bring diversity to primary grades
Kenny Hall has been a teacher for 13 years, all of them at the elementary school level. The Yucaipa instructor has taught first, second and third grades and currently, kindergarten. “It’s pretty rewarding to work with little kids, to see all the growth. They’re so excited about all the learning they do,” said Hall, 36. […]
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