Go Where You Belong: Male Teachers as Cultural Workers in the Lives of Children, Families, and Communities

Cover......Page 1
TRANSGRESSIONS: CULTURAL STUDIES AND EDUCATION\r67......Page 2
Go Where You Belong......Page 4
ISBN: 9789460914058 (hardback)......Page 5
DEDICATION......Page 6
TABLE OF CONTENTS......Page 8
PREFACE......Page 10
REFERENCES......Page 12
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT......Page 14
INTRODUCTION: Addressing the Culture of Gender Bias\r......Page 16
REFERENCES......Page 19
Becoming......Page 20
Being......Page 23
Unbecoming......Page 26
Conclusions......Page 28
REFERENCES......Page 29
2. A TALE OF COLLECTIVE ACHIEVEMENT......Page 30
3. A NEW PERSPECTIVE ON THE LACK OF MEN IN EDUCATION......Page 39
Problem and Conversation......Page 40
An Alternative Commentary......Page 42
Commandeering the Boys......Page 43
Linking Multiple Masculinities......Page 44
Productive Pedagogies......Page 45
Conclusion......Page 46
REFERENCES......Page 47
4. THE GIFT: A Charge to Keep I Have\r......Page 51
5. FEELING SPECIAL AND FEELING LOUSY......Page 57
Difference Is—Well, Different......Page 59
Getting Through the Year: Another Life Changing Story......Page 60
This Is Lousy......Page 62
REFERENCES......Page 63
6. THE TEACHER WITH THE BEARD: A Nurturing Male Helps Children Overcome Bias\r......Page 64
Reasons for Anti-male Bias in Preschool......Page 65
The Seasonal Beard......Page 66
How I Became a Teacher......Page 67
“Are You Gay?”......Page 68
Moving Beyond Bias......Page 69
REFERENCES......Page 70
7. IT’S A MAN’S FIELD TOO: Men as Care Givers\r......Page 71
September 27, 2006 \r......Page 73
September 28, 2006 \r......Page 74
Mary Goes Undercover......Page 75
Sally’s Compromise......Page 76
REFERENCES......Page 77
8. OPPORTUNITY FOR A DEPOSIT: Serving Children Linguistically\r......Page 79
Is There a Guy in the House?......Page 80
Choosing to Become a Teacher......Page 83
The Needs of Boys......Page 84
Girls Need Men too......Page 85
Real Men in Early Childhood and Elementary Education......Page 86
REFERENCES......Page 87
10. A NATURAL INSTINCT FOR TEACHING CHILDREN......Page 88
11. MY EXPERIENCES IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN......Page 94
12. A TESTIMONIO OF A LATINO MALE\rPROFESSIONAL JOURNEY\r......Page 98
More Transitions......Page 100
REFERENCES......Page 104
13. FINDING MY PLACE IN THE WORLD: My Journey through Early Childhood Education\r......Page 105
14. A LIFE’S JOURNEY IN THE LIVES OF CHILDREN......Page 116
How Did I Get Here?......Page 120
Tips for Working with Parents......Page 123
Concluding Thought......Page 124
CONCLUSIONS AND SUMMARY......Page 126
Implications......Page 128
REFERENCE......Page 129
A Few Reasons for the Involvement of Men in Early Childhood Education......Page 130
Resources for Male Involvement......Page 131
Dr. C. Sheldon Woods......Page 132
BookmarkTitle:......Page 133
Scott A. Morrison – Chapter 4......Page 134
Bruce S. Sheppard – Chapter 14......Page 135
George Yamamoto – Chapter 13......Page 136