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: 6/11/2000 3:29:00 AM Author: Belinda (belinda_dene@hotmail.com) Subject: males in earlychildhood Hi my name is Belinda and i am an Early Childhood Teacher in New Zealand. I had 4 Males in my Course at Teachers College and while out in the field with several males. In my experience all of the males were treated in the same way as the female staff, this included toileting and nappy changing. In the centre where I work at present we do not have a male teacher but are in the process of employing one as all 5 female staff members feel that it is very important for the children to have a male in there lives that they can trust. Many of our children come from single parent families where they live with there mums and hardly ever and sometimes not at all see their fathers. Our staff have approached our Manager and asked to have a male staff member brought in. Judy's comments were very negitive and she seems to think that she is perfect in every way reality check Judy YOUR NOT!!! no one is. As for the issue on nurturing, a male is just as if not more nurturing to children if I look back to my childhood it was always a male rolling around the floor with me not a female. Craig your point about children being like sponges and picking up on the negitive vibes is so true children always pick up on these vibes and it can be damaging for them. I think that the sooner more males are introduced into Early Childhood the better off our younger generations are going to be. One last thing to Judy you think you are the best mom ever then I guess you better take another look at yourself cause im guessing that there are many people that will disagree espically with the negitive attitude that you carry. So to all you guys out there keep up the good work and keep fighting cause there are many of us out here that want to work with male teachers and also good luck with the seminar Craig. A Male Teacher Supporter Belinda Name: Email: Subject

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