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Men in early childcare: ‘We’ve seen nothing but a positive impact’
“Early childhood education in Ireland at the moment is at a very exciting place,” says David Kenna (29), a “floating” junior manager with Park Academy Childcare, which has eight centres in south Dublin/north Wicklow, including an outdoors nature kindergarten. “It is all moving towards child-led learning and learning through play; that’s what really appeals to […]
Read MoreThe Impact of a Black Male Teacher: The Day Harrison Died
Steven James Harrison, Jr. was an English teacher in the Rochester City School District who gave a large part of his time and resources to students beyond the classroom. On August 4, 2006 Harrison traveled from Rochester to his home in the Bronx along with his brother Marquis to celebrate their mother’s birthday. Sadly, Harrison […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – July 2016
MenTeach E-News July 2016 1) Excellent Educator: Tom Bedard Of Homecroft Early Learning Center 2) End Gender Barriers for Male Teachers 3) Race Biases Teachers’ Expectations for Students 4) Northern California Men in Child Care Conference 5) Only 8 percent of New York City teachers are men of color. Here’s how the city is trying […]
Read MoreLawyer-Turned-Teacher Says Desire for Family Time Explains Why More Men Go ‘Pink Collar’
Adrian Ortiz made more money in Mexico than in the United States, but he’s not complaining. Ortiz, 42, was a lawyer in Mexico. Now he’s a kindergarten teacher in a bilingual classroom in Houston, a job that gives him more time for family, the New York Times reports. Another man who opted for a teaching job […]
Read MoreWhy recruiting more men of color isn’t enough to solve our teacher diversity problem
A few months ago, I helped teach a lesson about gender assumptions in the workforce. My students brainstormed a whole list of male-associated jobs: construction worker, bus driver, engineer. Not one suggested teacher. It didn’t matter if the classroom was predominantly female, male, freshmen, upperclassmen. The answer always implied the same: I, a black man, […]
Read MoreChange: From acceptance to serenity
Change…it is inevitable and constant. In fact, “There is nothing permanent except change” (Heraclitus). Sometimes changes are welcome and yet at other times, change leaves me struggling with acceptance. In light of the recent Democratic and Republican conventions, the word acceptance could be heard in the given speeches. The meaning of the word acceptance was […]
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