[EDEQUITY] Men and early childhood settings

From: Furia Karen (furia-karen@dol.gov)
Date: Wed Jun 12 2002 - 14:37:32 EDT

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I find this outrageous. Men have a key role in rasing children and being
role models. They are essential in early learning environments. I know
men
who have started as child care providers and have stayed in the field for
decades. If you son wants additional information I suggest he do a search
on the National Association for the Education Young Children (NAEYC)
website. At the NAEYC conference they have whole tracks on men working in
the child care setting........karen furia <furia-karen@dol.gov>

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From: Meg Manderson [mailto:mmanderson@edc.org]
Subject: [EDEQUITY] Title IX/Non-trad. a respond

Okay, I've got to respond to this one. My son has wanted to work in
early childhood ed for years and has been told point blank that he is
unemployable because of generalized suspicion of any man who would
want to do the work. He has wondered if it doesn't reflect a poor
self image on the part of the women involved since there seems to be
an attitude that the only reason a man would want to do the work was
if he was a pedophile!

When you add to this the heightened awareness generated by the
current scandal of priestly pedophilia and the college at which he is
studying strongly suggested he major in human services rather than
early childhood. So yes, at least in the Boston area there is strong
prejudice.

Meg Manderson
<mmanderson@edc.org>

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I find this outrageous.  Men have a key role in =
rasing children and being role models.  They are essential in =
early learning environments.  I know men who have started as child =
care providers and have stayed in the field for decades.  If you =
son wants additional information I suggest he do a search on the =
National Association for the Education  Young Children (NAEYC) =
website.  At the NAEYC conference they have whole tracks on men =
working in the child care setting........karen furia

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 From: Meg Manderson [<A =
HREF=3D"mailto:mmanderson@edc.org">mailto:mmanderson@edc.org</A>]=

Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 1:21 PM
 Subject: [EDEQUITY] Title IX/Non-trad. a =
respond

Okay, I've got to respond to this one. My son has =
wanted to work in
 early childhood ed for years and has been told point =
blank that he is
 unemployable because of generalized suspicion of any =
man who would
 want to do the work. He has wondered if it doesn't =
reflect a poor
 self image on the part of the women involved since =
there seems to be
 an attitude that the only reason a man would want to =
do the work was
 if he was a pedophile!

When you add to this the heightened awareness =
generated by the
 current scandal of priestly pedophilia and the =
college at which he is
 studying strongly suggested he major in human =
services rather than
 early childhood.  So yes, at least in the =
Boston area there is strong
 prejudice.

Meg Manderson
 <mmanderson@edc.org>

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