hi, some of u may know that im a male kindergarten teacher from kuala lumpur, malaysia. my question is why some kindergartens (mostly all kindys) cant or wont hire male? please read it! it may sounds interesting after u read it! when i was unemployed, i called several calls from the kindergarents that wants to hire a teacher but as soon as i called, they said something that hurted me like "we cant hire male", "we wont hire male", "oh,so u the one who wants to become the teacher? sorry, we cant hire male worker" etc. AND the worse one is "we cant hire male . cause male dont have the love and care that a female can give to children!" whoa! thats just hurted me so much! after a few weeks, i saw a vacancy to hire a kindy teacher but i gave up cause i think they wont hire me like the previous one. but suddenly,a wind just blew me and i just changed my mind and called the kindy and the principal would like to meet me in person. so i went there and he said to me, "whoa! after hearing what u had said, u are quite impressed me! u love children a lot and u love teaching a lot too. i can see that u are a responsible and hardworking type of person. i hired a few teachers before (all females) and they just quite after a few months! i believe that u can work even longer!" i was like, "omg"! this is something that i wont expect a principal would told me but i was happy and im still happy right now. so, back to the question. why do u think some of the kindergartens or principals wont hire male? and what u think of it? a former male teacher (a year) a current male kindergarten teacher ( a year)
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It's unfortunate in todays society that male kindergarten teachers are not given the same opportunities as female teachers. Unfortunately, a lot of it has to do with the reputation that males have developed in society. Young children are often told that males are "strangers" and not to go near them, especially if they are little girls, because their parents are worried about rape, molestation, kidnapping, etc. Also, many young children feel uncomfortable around all adult males, and that makes it even more difficult for males to get hired as kindergarten teachers. Parents often are concerned that males will not be as nurturing as female kindergarten teachers, or that their children might be touched inappropriately by a male teacher. Some parents are skiddish and just don't want to leave their children with a male adult. Unfortunately a "few bad eggs" have ruined it for most male kindergarten teachers. Personally, I think there are just as many awful female teachers as there are male teachers, and female teachers are just as abusive in many cases (all though we rarely hear about them). I knew a guy who taught 2 year olds, and he was the best teacher that the class ever had. Once the male builds the kids trust, the parents trust follows soon there after. It's unfortunate they are discriminated against.
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it is most likely the age, because they-the kindies, havent' really been away from their mothers at all since they were born, they-the people in charge of hiring probably see female teachers as being more nurturing like mom would be to kids at that age. So it is probably a mothery concept and nothing personal that affects their decision. Stereotypical I know but it may be why I don't know.
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There is definitely stereotyping going on there! That is why it is hard for a male to get employed as a Teacher. It should not matter what gender, race or age…… a person is if they are qualified and able to do the job. If you continue to have these problems and still want to work with children than I would suggest you think about working on another career; in health care you can specialize in an area where you will be assisting children. I feel the only way you will be happy and comfortable as a Teacher is to move to the United States where it is against the law to discriminate on anyone because of their race, gender, religion, ethnicity, or disability. I feel so sorry for you. Maybe you can spend some of your free time on researching on how to change or make a new law in your country. Good luck sweetie. : )
