male childcare workers - employment barriers?

[Dukonnaire]

Just found these posts after googling myself this evening. I re-read them all and thought some of you might be interested in where I'm at 3 years later.

Thanks for all your support back in '10. I ended up applying for uni after learning of the STAT test as a means of entry. I'm now in my 3rd year of a 4 year Bachelor of Education (0-12 years) at Macquarie and even got a scholarship provided for people entering that degree with volunteer experience, offered for the first time in my first year. A perfect fit!

I often worry that I'll not be good enough, but as long as I can get a job, I'm pretty certain I'll develop rapidly into an adequate teacher. With any luck, I'll interview well enough to get that job and then hopefully they bare with me as I gain my bearings. I hope what was said about men being "snapped up" and "gloated about" is an actual possibility. But that's a while off yet; I've been forced to repeat a couple of subjects due to the consequences of lifelong problems with procrastination and motivation. It goes along with that condition called "intellectual giftedness" but which has been just as much of a curse for me. Long story, not for here. The point is I'm a fast learner in the real world; hopefully the gaps in my knowledge due to simply not doing work will be patched up quickly in the field.

Thanks again for your support 3 years ago. Hope all your dreams are coming true.