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Jamaica: More men should become teachers
Dear Editor, In many instances, teachers and schools are left to fill the emotional gaps created by the broken homes that some absent fathers help create. Schools have had to become not only places of learning, but also spaces for healing. Of great concern is the fact that an imbalance also exists in schools as […]
Read MoreFormer high school quarterback teaches kindergarten in his hometown
Tyre Gray had big dreams as a kid growing up in Alexander City, and those dreams included playing football. After years of hard work and dedication, it was his time to shine on the field, playing as the quarterback at Benjamin Russell High School. Gray continued his career as a wide receiver at Murray State […]
Read MoreLet’s Talk: Changing the Narrative about Men in Early Childhood Education
[MenTeach: This event is over but you can still listen to the recording: Bonnie’s Cafe: Men in ECE]. Be part of the change to create a mixed gender workforce. Join us in WoFo Global Café on February 12 at 11:00 AM New York City/EDT Time for a stimulating conversation with the Men in ECE, a long standing Working […]
Read MoreLet’s listen to the guys
I did not expect to love an article titled The Boys Aren’t in Crisis. I’ve spent far too much time with and around boys, talking to “boy experts”, and swimming in the data quantifying all of the very really challenges facing our boys & young men. But the article starts like this: IT WAS A […]
Read MoreEditorial: Why aren’t there more males in teaching?
My kids of both genders love their male teachers, but at both their schools, there are few males. How can we get more men into the profession? It’s a fact that teaching is a female-dominated field. Females make up 77 percent of K-12 teachers, men just 23. Most of that, according to the National Center […]
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