2011
A Few More Few Good Men
Good news for children and families – more men are being employed in early childhood services. But the bad news is continuing for the ECE sector as the percentage of male staff remains lower than it was pre the early 1990s. In 1992 there were 154 men out of a total of 6,568 staff in […]
Read MoreDo we need more male teachers?
Ronald Maggiano is somewhat unusual in the teaching profession. That is because he is male. Maggiano is an award-winning teacher in the Social Studies Department at West Springfield High School in Virginia. He has taught in public and private schools for 25 years. In a piece on his blog called “The Classroom Post,” he calls […]
Read MoreScottish project recruits young men to work in childcare
A project in Scotland, aimed at recruiting young and unemployed men into the childcare sector, has received #50,000 of funding to increase training opportunities. The Coalfield Trust awarded the money to the Men into Childcare project, which aims to help young and unemployed men in former mining areas in East Ayrshire. The Trust was originally formed in […]
Read MoreAmerican Federation of Teacher Early Educator
AFT early childhood educator, Robert Leonard Johnson, developed an amazing desire and interest in teaching and helping others to obtain their goals at a young age. For a neighbor with special needs, Robert served as a tutor. He spent much of his recreational time away from friends and taught his neighbor the letters of the […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – February 2011
1) The End of the Male Teacher: Seniority Rules 2) Gaming to re-engage boys in learning 3) Male Teachers Get Top Marks: Children have a better perception of male teachers 4) Teacher list discriminates against men in Greece 5) Spike Lee: Black Male Teachers Needed to Teach 6) Maryland Looks To Recruit More Black Men […]
Read MoreNew calls to end discrimination against male childcarers
Andy Morris, chief executive at Asquith Nurseries, is urging a comprehensive change in nursery recruitment policies. Currently, only two per cent of the early years workforce is male. The trend carries on into primary school, with no male teacher at nearly a third of primary schools in the UK, according to recent figures from the […]
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