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Only handful of men teach elementary kids
As 51-year-old Mark Sanders stands towering over a group of West Lowndes Elementary School fourth graders talking about decimals or long division, he commands attention. The group is silent and poised to answer any questions he might ask. It’s just another day in the classroom for Sanders, who – in his five years of teaching […]
Read MoreSome families are uncomfortable with male teachers – What do you do?
I have a family at my center who is very uncomfortable with my preschool excellent male teacher. His postion is that this male teacher can’t be left alone with girls because he is a guy. I already explained to him our rigorous background check process and talked to him about how good of a […]
Read MoreTeaching a University Course about Men In Early Education
[Paul Proett has taught a university course for over ten years.] We are in are 10th year of doing the 1 unit, Community College ECE class. Now are expanding to two colleges. We continue to “morph” the class. Many of the issues to the “newer” generation entering the field are different, but the reality of […]
Read MoreMale Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Gendering of Teaching
In this article, we examine how prevailing and alternative conceptions of masculinity framed the ways in which 40 White, male, elementary preservice teachers constructed the meaning of teaching. The imperatives associated with maleness were recognizable through four metaphors frequently used to define teaching and themselves as teachers; to teach is as follows: (a) to be […]
Read MoreMen in New Zealand
Read a New Zealand government publication with articles focused on men in early childhood education. Go to Education Gazette
Read MorePrimary school boys want more male teachers
Primary school boys are calling for more men to teach them, as new research reveals that many have never been taught by a male teacher. The study, published today by the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA), finds that three-quarters (76 per cent) of boys aged eight to 11 are in favour of schools […]
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