MenTeach

2014

Appreciating men in early childhood – special session given in Malaysian convention

We are organising a special convention of early childhood educators in May 31, 2014 at the Selangor State Building Auditorium, Malaysia. We will gather more than one thousand people in the industry including Childcare and kindergarten operators, college/ university students taking early childhood education, teachers and childcare providers, parents plus interested individuals. What we are […]

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Men in early child care Radio Interview in Australia

Look around at your local child care centre and see if there are many men. Most likely there will be none, perhaps if you’re lucky one or two. Should there be more men looking after our young children? And if there should be more, why aren’t there? Craig d’Arcy Listen to the Interview

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New Zealand early education sector one of the most sexist

New Zealand’s early childhood education system is one of the most sexist in the world with far too few men teaching in the sector and the Government has no immediate plans to correct the imbalance. This does not surprise Dr Sarah Farquhar, whose Massey University research in 1997 first revealed problems for the early childhood […]

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Deputy Prime Minister’s wife hails ‘cojones’ of men who do childcare

Miriam González Durántez on Wednesday interrupted a speech by her husband Nick to speak out in favour of fathers who look after their children, saying they have “more cojones”. Her remarks came as the deputy prime minister made a speech in which he attacked “old-fashioned” bosses who “raise an eyebrow” when men ask for time […]

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Where Are All The Male Teachers [Infographic]

For the past semester, I’ve been student teaching at a middle school and I’m now currently at an elementary school as part of my music teacher certification process. It’s been a challenge learning all the ins and outs of being a teacher, but it has also come with great satisfaction. To get students excited about something […]

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Get Paid: Need photographs of men teaching

Derry Koralek, the Chief Publishing Officer at NAEYC is looking for your photos of male (and female) teachers.  In her email to the M.E.N. Interest Forum below, she notes that submitting photos to NAEYC could be a way to raise funds for special projects.  Here is the link to NAEYC guidelines for any interested photographers: http://www.naeyc.org/publications/forauthors/photoguidelines […]

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