Editorials
Op-Ed: We Are in Desperate Need of More Male Elementary School Teachers
Early in my career, before I was married, I admit that I enjoyed all the comments and attention that came with being a male elementary school teacher. “Awww, that’s so cute” or “You must be sensitive” were ones I heard quite often. I remember that even in my teacher prep program, there were only three […]
Read MoreI want to do something!
MenTeach gets e-mails from many men and women who want to contribute to the work the we do. For example: I’m a 3rd grade teacher at the University of X, a K-12 public institution connected to the university and more specifically its College of Education. I’ve read through the MenTeach site and some of the […]
Read MoreI want to teach
MenTeach MenTeach: We get numerous e-mails from men who want to teach. For example: “I am a male interested in becoming an elementary school special education teacher. The main thing holding me back is a fear that I will not be able to find a job due to gender discrimination. In your experience, do men […]
Read MoreDreams for Manitoba men in early education
I found it interesting that one of Canada’s largest cities has taken on an initiative because of concerns that 80% of their teachers are female. See attached article. Yet is continues to be difficult to convince ECE Educators, Provincial Governments, or Employers in Centres to consider any significant initiative when the number of women in […]
Read MoreSame-Sex Education: Do Male Students Need a Male Teacher?
In last week’s blog, I discussed my predominantly male class–a group of kids whose behavior I’d had tremendous difficulty managing last semester while team-teaching with a female special-education teacher. Now, with a male special-education teacher, the students’ behavior was suddenly much improved. I considered that something Christina Hoff Sommers had suggested in her article–that boys […]
Read MoreStudents find female role model in male-dominated field
[MenTeach: What if you changed ‘girl’ in this article to ‘boy’ and ‘women’ to ‘men’ and offered early education careers or nurturing careers for men? Would you consider being a role model for boys and men to teach?] Ask a 7-year-old girl what she wants to be when she grows up, and the possibilities are […]
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