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Free tuition and board to black men to teach in New Orleans
Michael Booker, principal at Lake Area High College Prep in New Orleans, is a rare breed.According to the Department of Education, African-American male teachers and administrators are becoming extinct. Only 2 percent of the nation’s 4.8 million teachers are black men.
Bearing that in mind, Booker says he and other African-American male educators have a responsibility to set a positive tone.
In a class of their own: Australian primary defies trend of declining male teacher numbers
Numbers of male teachers at Sunraysia's primary schools appear to be on the decline, but Red Cliffs Primary School is defying that trend.Many primary schools in Sunraysia had on average two to three male teachers, while some schools are completely staffed by women.
But at Red Cliffs Primary School senior staff feel positive about their male-to-female teacher ratio.
MenTeach E-News - April 2012
MenTeach E-News
April 2012
1) Policies needed to employ men in ECE
2) Research project: Black male elementary school teachers
3) Black male teachers in the United States
4) Male teachers in Australia
5) Teacher Perceptions of Gender-Based Differences among Elementary School Teachers
6) Parents say, ‘I want Mr. Wells because I want a man.’
7) False abuse accusations against teachers
8) Are you an alien? Experiences of a male Primary School teacher
April 2012
1) Policies needed to employ men in ECE
2) Research project: Black male elementary school teachers
3) Black male teachers in the United States
4) Male teachers in Australia
5) Teacher Perceptions of Gender-Based Differences among Elementary School Teachers
6) Parents say, ‘I want Mr. Wells because I want a man.’
7) False abuse accusations against teachers
8) Are you an alien? Experiences of a male Primary School teacher
The Innovators - Men in Child Care Conference in Scotland
A groundbreaking International Conference hosted by two of the World's most innovative projects. If we can create confidence in a child at an early age, if we can make childcare more adventurous, outgoing and jointly enjoyable, if we can provide a positive male role model, will this help in creating a more positive teenager/adult with an outlook far healthier than the one they have at present?Edinburgh City Chambers
8 June 2012
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Jon Bradley: Are we leaving our boys behind?
The Faculty of Education's Jon Bradley has been highly sought-after in the media lately. A specialist in boy learning, he's been outspoken on the feminization of the school environment and curriculum, the over-use of drugs like Ritalin among boys and the endangered male elementary school teacher. He's argued that these are just a few of the seemingly separate issues that may be contributing to our province's abysmal high school dropout and failure rates.
