Tin Nhanh Chung Khoan. Male kindergarten teachers defy gender stereotypes October 26, Tweet Email Print. It is rare to see a male kindergarten teacher anywhere in Vietnam. But deep in the mountains of the northern province of Yen Bai, some men are smashing the unspoken prejudice by showing they can dance and sing and take care of the children as well as anyone.
Teacher Giang A Ly teaches children how to dance. But he was willing to take the hard job. Tag: Yen Bai teacher kindergarten. Related Contents. Land of warriors. Yen Bai tourism recovering from the pandemic thanks to new projects.
Crucial factors when choosing a kindergarten. Greg Smedley-Warren, a year-old kindergarten teacher in Nashville, has a strong social media following through TheKindergartenSmorgasboard.
At first, it wasn't by choice. When he found out he was being switched from second grade, he told someone "I'll quit and go to McDonald's" if assigned to kindergarten. He didn't, but was terrified. On the first day, he sang and laughed and felt a pure feeling of joy. There are so few men in the position, he believes, because of stereotypes. Men may not feel like they belong in kindergarten and principals often tap them for older grades.
He does feels like he has to work harder to prove he's good. I began to feel lucky my daughter was assigned to one of only 9 male kindergarten teachers in Lee and Collier counties. Her preschool teachers had been women and she could use a little gender diversity.
When we went to the classroom during open house, like any good kindergarten teacher would, my daughter's teacher greeted her warmly.
He offered cookies and a small bumblebee crafted with pipe cleaners. I use humor a lot and sometimes, when a kid is really shy, it's going to take a while for them to warm up. For the past 20 years, the numbers of male teachers in elementary and middle school grades have stagnated at about 16 to 18 percent, according to MenTeach , an organization whose mission is to increase the number of males working with young children. There were no statistics for grades K-3, but in , the most recent year for which there are data, only slightly more than 2 percent of kindergarten and preschool teachers were male.
It's more feminized and it does turn boys off, perhaps because they are in trouble more or because the teaching style is more geared to girls' brains. That's what the presence of a man says to kids. Pete Ellenzweig, 58, has spent more than three decades in K-4 classrooms in a suburban school district outside Portland, Ore. It's been amazing. There are two male kindergarten teachers and five out of 17 in his building who teach in other grades are men.
He said his school district began recruiting males "years ago. While Ellenzweig said he believes men make great teachers, a student's gender "just doesn't enter my world view. Now, out of 35 teachers on staff, 4 of us are men. I think it's so important to encourage and hire male teachers especially in elementary settings!
Your little guy in the red is an awesome dancer, Thanks for sharing this, it made my day. And thank you for not only being a male role model for these kids, but for sharing your unique perspective with the world on this blog. I love following you! Loved getting to know Dan when we were in Vegas…. Now that I am in second I am still finding places to use both his songs and Pete Harry's too. What a great role model you all are!!
Loved getting to meet you too. Actually, male kindergarten teacher is a rare find here in our place! Bravo to all Male Kindergarten Teachers! This site uses Akismet to reduce spam. Learn how your comment data is processed. Recent Posts. Stone Soup. Join Our Newsletter Subscribe to get our latest content by email. Thank you for joining our newsletter. You will not receive a confirmation email.
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