Y some people said that men cannot take care children??

Question

everytime i called to look for a vacancy of teaching in kindergarten n the 1st thing they said in the phone was "we need a female teacher" !!!!

Answer 1

dont no!

i had male teachers when i was in school

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Answer 2

I have just been studying this in my foundation degree! Reasons given for the whole 'men vs women' thing is that:

-Many men see it is a 'womans' job so its kind of a society issue-many female members may wonder "why" a man wants to do the job, may feel their place in society threatened etc.

-Child protection-there are statisitcs that men are abusers more often than women-they suffer more anger issues etc...I personally think this is stupid reason for not letting men in because its like saying 'guilty before proven innocent'!

-Parents: similar to number one-parents may take child out if they are not happy with a male carer and so management (who look with £$ in their eyes) have to think business and reputation wise!

-Nature vs nurture: there are claims (that Im against) that men are just not as good as women at the nuturing side that children need-the cuddles, the quiet tone, etc. that women are better at providing!

I personally do not see an issue with male carers-they bring a positive non-stereotyping role, its great for the children (esp those who may not have a dad) to have a male role model and friend, boys have a male to talk about things with (eg: body, toilet training etc).

In a setting ALL staff should be trained and have a criminal record check! If you call places again ask them WHY its female only-unless they have a LEGAL reason they are being discriminative and depending on which country you are in they are doing something illegal (its illegal in england). If they say why then battle against it, or beat them to it-mention some of the things i have above and say that you can prove all those wrong! Its sad you have to fight for a job but good luck!

Answer 3

Well, they think for some reason woman are more sensitive to the children and what not and they don't feel the need to worry about them taking advantage of the children not saying they would but yeah...

Answer 4

You just need to keep on looking. Would you really want to work in a kindergarten where male staff were not accepted equally?

Cross those kindergartens off your list and find one that appreciates you, regardless of your gender

Answer 5

One of the reasons could be is that woman have motherly instincts (as from generations ago) while men don't. Also recently there's been several cases of abuse with regards to men. As you are aware the force of a man's strength is greater than that of a woman. So if a man gets worked up, if he were to use his hand to smack the kids, the force could be greater than that of a woman. Kids in kindergarten are still very young so they'll relate better to a woman.

Answer 6

That is a huge pile of c**p in my school district we have male kindergarten and they do just great maybe you need to look harder and maybe a different state.

Answer 7

Are you serious?!?!  That's horrendous.  The best Kindergarten teachers I have found have been male!  Hmmm... can they say that?  Or is that discriminatory?  Maybe it would be best to send in your resume before calling.  That way they have a good look at  your objectives, experience, etc before they are so quick to make a decision.

Answer 8

Male teachers are sought after in Australia. I think that because there are so many broken families and same-s*x parents that it's recognised that it's important to have male teachers as well.

But having said that, in my last place of employment it was a L*****n couple (with a young daughter) who didn't want a male teacher. Of all families, it was these horrid women who you would think would be more sensitive of prejudice and discrimination that were the one's who were the worst! Go and figure!

Answer 9

I am astounded at the ....lack of understanding and mis-conception about the ability of a man, properly educated to be nuturing ,appropriate caregiver of young children AAIIIEEEE!!!Ok I re-attached my head after blowing my top. I am sorry you are having difficulties getting work with young children. It has my delight and great pleasure to work with several men in a pre-school settings before, and they were strong yes. they were also gentle, appropriate and a great asset to our program. Please get a strong Early Childhood Ed and keep trying if you really care about young children.

Answer 10

some ppl r sexists that's why...

Answer 11

Men cannot take care children? Oh, no...not really...some men can even do a better job as compare to the female. In fact, it would be better for the children...if in school, the female teacher 'act as a mother', then the male teacher will 'act as a father' for them. Plus, some kids communicate better to the male instead of the female. Thus, I think 'they - kindergarten' should consider to take in more 'male teachers'...thanks.

Answer 12

That's what's more accepted. Also people don't understand what the benefits of a male in the environment is.

Try sending in an application to the jobs first and then if they think you've got good skills as shown by your resume and cover letter then they may be willing to "think outside the box" and at least interview you.

If you get to the interview stage outline what benefits you being in the environment may have.

These may include:

providing a good male role model

being able to control difficult children better

Answer 13

hey Kai....Happy Friday.  that's retarded.  I have 2 friends of mine that work for the school district with the younger kiddos, I will ask them to see if they have any additional input.  have you tried asking them why they feel they need a female teacher vs. a male because you are really interested in this field of study/career?  what about teaching p.e.?  that's cool too and you seem athletic :)  I know Brittany's school has fun activities throughout the year and it seems like the teachers get to plan a lot of fun stuff for the whole school (seems like an even better reward)  after school care is another option...i know at Brittany's in the past there were both guys and girls.  good luck!

Answer 14

Some people [not me] feel that women are more sensitive towards kids and they'd tale better care of them but I feel that is not always the case.

Answer 15

because your not as careful, they dont understand as much as women do about children

Answer 16

women good at soothing and comforting kids.

their hands are warmer and softer and can make a child

feel secure and loved.

And children see their female teacher as a replacement mother.

If you notice, if female teacher scream and show her anger towards children, they can still put smile on their faces but if male teacher doing the same, perhaps what you can see is, some of them will cry (due to different frequency level I guess)

some men are good in handling kids, know how to make them giggle and they can give a good story telling.

however, they main reason I think that school prefer

female teacher rather than male due to so many

unwanted cases like sexual harassment happens at scholl.

It's good to know you are interested in nursing kids because that is a very noble job. Hope you can practice it soon.

Good luck!

(by the way, don't call before interview because they can't see you in person. Just walk in, show your personality, they probably love you and take you in no time)