2019
Australian man speaks about his aim to see more men working in ECEC
Australia’s ECEC sector is dominated by female employees with statistics from the Australian Government revealing that less than 3 per cent of all employees in the sector are male. Currently employed as a childcare worker at SDN Beranga, an autism specific preschool in Rooty Hill, Mr Conneely enrolled in the qualification after beginning his career […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – November 2019
MenTeach E-News November 2019 1) Bowie State program looks to draw more black men to education careers 2) Black Male Educators and the Lack of Diversity in Classrooms 3) Former basketball standout is different role model now, first black man to win state’s early education honor 4) A message from a black male teacher: Don’t […]
Read MoreGender Balance – European Early Childhood Education Research Association (EECERA)
For some years now, researchers from several countries have formed an international network on the issue of men, women and gender balance in the ECEC work force. Since 2010, members of the network organised research symposia on the annual conferences of EECERA. 2012, the network initiated a Special Interest Group within EECERA. The SIG focuses […]
Read MoreWhen Race is the Primary Job Qualification for Teachers
A few years ago, I met with two program directors. One worked for a well-respected education nonprofit, the other for a local public-school district. They had each recently released employees for poor job performance. Both of the released employees were people of color. When I asked the directors what they had covered in the job […]
Read MoreHow Patrick Harris Found Healing In The Classroom
by Michael Tomlin-Crutchfield – National Urban League On a late Thursday afternoon, 5th grade teacher Patrick Harris closes out his day planning lessons for the coming week and helping his students find their friends throughout the building. Rather than being disturbed by the occasional shouts from students during our conversation, he met them with a […]
Read MorePrincipal loves teaching pre-schoolers, takes lead in skills upgrade with pursuit of master’s
When he first started teaching at a pre-school, even the parents of the children enrolled there were curious as to why a man would take up the job. “Some of them would ask me ‘Men can join this job?’ or ‘Why didn’t you teach primary school instead?’” said Mr Mohammad Aizat Hashim, 31, who is […]
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