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Do White People Get It? Racism Through the Eyes of a Black Male Teacher
The video of George Floyd taking his last breath was difficult for me to process. I experienced anger, sadness, fear, frustration, disgust, outrage, and betrayal. I can't express what I felt when Floyd begged the officer to remove his knee from his neck and called out to his deceased mother. Watching him being restrained in that moment, I imagined Floyd as a young child—no different from a child I teach—crying out for help. Educate ME Early program hopes to increase presence of diverse male teachers in early education
There's a new push to increase the number of men of color in the classroom. According to the nonprofit Early Learning Indiana, there's a major lack of ethnic and gender diversity in early childhood education.Pre-K Teacher Zachary Ferguson loves his job. Everything from story time over Zoom calls, to his time back in the classroom.
Only 2 percent of Black men make-up teacher workforce
It’s staggering statistic, only two percent of black men make-up the teacher workforce in this country.
But with a growing population of minorities in public schools, research shows more diversity is needed when it comes to leadership.
Warren Central Intermediate school teacher Woodrow Price loves his job.
He has been teaching for 13 years and won countless awards for his dedication and service in the classroom.
But with a growing population of minorities in public schools, research shows more diversity is needed when it comes to leadership.
Warren Central Intermediate school teacher Woodrow Price loves his job.
He has been teaching for 13 years and won countless awards for his dedication and service in the classroom.
Now, More than Ever, America Needs More Black Male Social Studies Teachers
For Black students in America, having a same-race social studies teacher is extremely rare. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), social studies teachers make up just 7% of the entire teacher workforce. And of all social studies teachers, roughly 94% are White (54% men and 40% women). Just 3% of America’s social studies teachers are Black men. And only 3% are Black women. What We Do
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Matthew Proctor
My daughter has attended the Mesa Child Development Center (MCDC) since Summer 2011; she'll be leaving for kindergarten in the Fall. She told me that she doesn't want to go to kindergarten, because she'll miss Mr. Matty (Matthew Proctor), her teacher at MCDC. She said that although she'll turn 5 on her upcoming birthday, she wants to turn back to 4 on the next one!
