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Most male teachers confident working with children
The early years workforce is still skewed dramatically towards women as a result of deeply ingrained gender stereotypes combined with fears that men will be falsely labelled as paedophiles, it is claimed. Research by Nottingham Trent and Bedfordshire universities found that most male teachers were confident working with children aged seven or under and insisted […]
Read MoreWhy are so many parents reluctant to hire men to care for their kids?
When my husband and I toured a preschool last week, the owner told me that her husband, a classical musician, sometimes pops in to play piano for the kids. I assumed she was trying to impress us—what parent doesn’t want a little extra Bach in her child’s life?—but then she explained, nervously, that she was […]
Read MoreDr. Ed Klugman to receive the Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education
The Steering Committee of MenTeach-New England this weekend decided to give Dr. Ed Klugman our annual Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education. Ed has been in early education field for over 60 years and has been everything from a teacher to a father. He is best known for his work on […]
Read MoreFor girls, teachers’ gender matters, study says
Female elementary school teachers’ comfort with mathematics has an outsize effect on the girls they teach, according to new research. Girls taught by a female teacher got a learning boost if that teacher had a strong math background, but had consistently lower math performance by the end of the school year if she didn’t, according […]
Read MoreAdministrator Suggestions Regarding the Recruitment of Male Elementary Teachers
Abstract This paper explores situations that deter men from pursuing teaching certification in elementary education and presents the opinions of elementary school administrators regarding hiring practices involving male applicants. We contacted administrators from the 29 public school districts in Erie County in New York State and asked them to complete an online survey sharing their […]
Read MoreFrom the front lines to the front of the class
Administrators are increasingly finding that many servicemembers make good teachers Stationed for 13 months along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in 2007 and 2008, Brian Thompson had a lot of time to wonder what could come next for him. In charge of a mortar squad with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Thompson often thought he’d go […]
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