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What is your zip code?: 80004

What is your industry or field of interest?: Education, Technology

How Many Children Do You Have?: 2

A little about yourself...: Why is a Dude on Butterfly"
I know this is a female group, but I'm hoping that you understand my goal. My hope here is to make connections with moms that care about getting boys to read. My blog, GettingBoystoRead.com, is dedicated to helping parents, teachers, and librarians learn how to get boys to read. I have spent thousands of hours and thousands of dollars launching and running it, all without a plan to make any money. I'm a good guy with good intentions :-)

THE TOKEN MALE - MY TEACHING CAREER:
I'm used to being the token male during my 14 years in teaching, 90% of which have been women. I taught sixth grade for the first 4 years of my career, followed by another 6 years as an elementary librarian. I switched to the high school level and am currently in my 4th year as the teacher-librarian at McLain Community HS. It's an alternative high school which means that 95% of our 700+ students are labeled at risk, all of which have dropped out of their previous school. When I first arrived in 2004 we did an extreme library makeover and made the library a great place to visit. We encourage food and drinks, have a library cafe, 4 huge Luv Sacs, offer free monthly pancakes, and do a ton of other fun things. We also have a "No Shushing" policy.

MY HOBBIES:
My favorite hobby is spending time my family. I have 13 and 9 year old kids and just celebrated 15 years of marriage. I also like technology, 4-wheeling, Sat. Morning Basketball, Hiking, and RV-ing

ODD TIDBITS:
I have been cutting my own hair for 18 years, My high school buddies call me E.T. because I have hammer toes, I Lived in Nome, Alaska for 8 months, I hated to Read as a kid and now I'm a librarian.

LET'S NETWORK MORE: (request me as a friend)
Facebook- http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=1524240073
Twitter - http://twitter.com/MrMLibrarian

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At 11:16am on May 24, 2009, Terry Starr said…: Hi Mike "the dude on butterfly",
Thanks for sharing your story -- and I too have a 13 year old daughter and 9 year old son and just celebrated our 15th anniversary. I think your interest is an important one...and I will definitely check out your blog. We do have a few dozen men in our site - mostly journalists, media, and a few good friends, etc.

We will featuring Bruce Beck, NBC Sportscaster and another Butterfly Dude for Father's Day in June. You may also enjoy our Parenting section as well.

Enjoy the conversation and please let me know if you need any help or have any suggestions.
Best,
Terry, Co-Founder, Butterfly