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Report from Working Forum Men in Early Childhood Education
It’s been great to meet for the first time as a Leadership Team in person. The topics have been good – a lot of logistics about how to make our global network sustainable. There are so many things happening all over the world and of course it doesn’t hurt that we are meeting in Hawai’i. […]
Read MoreMid-career males turn to teaching in greater numbers
The prospect of having more fun on the job and better work-life balance – despite the drop in pay – has been enough to motivate several men with well-paid professional careers to throw caution to the wind and go teaching. A quarter of this year’s post-graduate primary teaching diploma graduates at the University’s Auckland campus […]
Read MoreMore men enroll in university teacher course
MORE men enrolled on teacher training courses this year at the University of Hertfordshire, bucking the national trend. A report by the university showed men accounted for 18 per cent of the new teaching students compared to five per cent of last year’s intake. Kit Thomas, associate head of the School of Education, says that […]
Read MoreBlokes can do it as well
Craig d’Arcy, facilitator of the Newcastle Males in Early Childhood Network Group, discusses the barriers that men often face in early childhood and why it’s crucial we work to remove these obstacles. Early childhood carers and educators strive to avoid stereotypes and ensure that all children are presented with healthy and diverse messages about gender […]
Read MorePerspective about male teachers from Guyana
Where have all the sirs gone? The depletion of male teachers in the education system is now a worldwide phenomenon. A news report on NBC Nightly News last Monday showed some shocking statistics. In the 1980’s, 81% teachers in the public education system in America were males; today just 24.9% of the nation’s 3 million […]
Read MoreMales in Early Childhood Network Group – Australia
Blokes can do it as well (Please note some of the guys were near the end of “Mo-vember” – growing moustaches to raise funds for male prostrate cancer research – can’t wait to see what they come up with for “Man-uary”!) Good Bye and Good Luck to Gary. Gary is about to embark on the […]
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