Editorials
Where in the world do Men Change Diapers?
If you’re like many of those associated with MenTeach, you’ve probably surprised many different people in many situations with your “Men who change diapers change the world” bumperstickers. Kitt Cox got T. Berry Brazelton, the famous pediatrician to pose with a bumper sticker. And Bryan Nelson gave one to Matt Lauer of the Today […]
Read MoreDo you want to start your own male teacher training program?
Sometimes on quiet days (or when we want a distraction from all the work we have) we’ll do a search on the internet about male teachers, men teachers, or this time “male teacher training programs.” We found a very interesting program called: MATES – Male Teacher Support program, where else but Australia. The interesting thing about […]
Read MoreThe value of the male schoolteacher
PATRICK Cunningham taught my youngest son a decade ago in first and second grade at the Cambridgeport School in Cambridge. Now 59, he still teaches the same grades at the same school, one of the relatively few men in the nation working with children so young. In 27 years of preschool and early elementary teaching, […]
Read MoreWhat is “male” culture?
How do we define culture and specifically what is a “male” culture – what are the qualities of a classroom and activities that are “male?” Is there a “female” culture? Isn’t the idea of “male” and “female” changing all the time? Here is one man’s response: At our agency, Connections For Children, philosophical dialogues break […]
Read MoreEditorial: Children benefit by having male teachers
There is a small, but slowly growing body of evidence about the importance of men teachers. In one study, we find that boys do better in reading if they have a male teacher. In another study in the United Kingdom, “finds that three-quarters (76 per cent) of boys aged eight to 11 are in favour of […]
Read MoreEditorial: Studies about boys and girls reading – scientific mischief
We have had the opportunity to look at many studies over the years and appreciate the challenges of conducting quality research. One study published in Sex Roles concludes that boys don’t benefit from having male teachers reading to them. Is this a correct conclusion based on this study? While in graduate school, one of my favorite teachers […]
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