2006
Another first year male teacher’s struggles
I did not realize how political the public school game is! I just want to learn how to be a great teacher. I have people here that I feel are not really out for my best interest. I have an old scatter brain assistant that won’t stay on task with my lesson plan. Every […]
Read MoreMale instructors rare
Jim Smallwood and Bill Hardin are rarities. The two men, both social studies teachers at Byram Middle School, are the only male instructors many of their students have ever had. They’re in short supply nationwide, but even more so in Mississippi. New 2005 data compiled by the National Education Association show Mississippi has the lowest […]
Read MoreSchools see shortage of male teachers
After 20 years of working with cows, Rick Beal decided to take on a different animal: kindergarten students. In his second year at Northeast Elementary School, Beal is one of seven full-time elementary male teachers out of 61 total — 11.5 percent — within the Rutland City public schools. Statewide, men fill 13 percent of […]
Read MoreDetermined to succeed – #8
was the last post we received of The New Kids e-mails. He said that he was leaving the school and was going to look for another teaching job in another state. We hope we’ll hear from him again to find out what happened.] Wow, what a two weeks! The past two weeks were utterly crazy […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Teacher accused of having classmates stomp on another child’s foot
[MenTeach is often contacted about false allegations. This is one’s man’s story. He asked that his name remain confidential.] I didn’t get a lawyer but if I had it to do over again, at first hint of an allegation, I would have gotten the best lawyer in the city to hunt down the two mothers […]
Read MoreCalled to the Principal’s office – #7
[MenTeach Note: We’ve asked a man who just finished his teaching program to write about his teaching job. We’ll post each of his journal entries during the year. Post your comments here for him to read – and of course, wish him luck!] So, the last two weeks have been full of ups and downs… […]
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