Home Hot Topics Articles Directors' Choice Awards About Us / Contact Us Activities & Curriculum Activities for Outcome-Based Learning Arts & Crafts Music for Learning Recommended Reading Sharing Boards: What Do YOU Think? NEWSlink Current National News Conference Calendar Topics In Early Childhood Education Art and Creativity in Early Childhood Education Job Sharing Board State Licensing Requirements Stay Connected! Each month we'll send you an email filled with articles and ideas for your classroom. Subscribe Now Date: 6/1/2000 8:18:00 PM Author: Theresa (panda@kscable.com) Subject: males in ec Hi from Kansas. I have been a pre-school teacher for 11 years. I have my master's degree in Elem. Ed with an Emphasis in EC. We have 4 males working on our staff of 50. 2 of them just graduated from high school and work with the afterschool program. 1 is a parent (who has been an assistant and sub.) and the other is the superviser of the after school program. I have personally worked with the latter two in my classroom. I have enjoyed working with them both. Not only do I expect them to be nurtuning to the children but, I also expect them to help with the cleaning duties. I have even had parents ask if one of them does babysitting. And, guess what...he does. The children love having the males in the classroom they are a terrific model for the children...and we have never had any issues of complants from the parents just because they are males. I will admit though, that when they are in my room I do ask them to carry heavy items up two flights of steps for me. I have a bad muscle in my back. I have always done it myself before this. So, when it comes right down to it...I believe that it just comes down to attitudes and expectations. I have the same attitude and expectations from the guys as I do the gals. With either one...I don't ask them to do anything I would not do myself. If a parent has a concern I think we can say that we hear what they are saying...but that we back our teachers...male or female. If the concern needs to be researched then do it. Don't back up the parent just because it is a male teacher. Anyways, that's my 2 cents. Good luck at your conference! Name: Email: Subject

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