2007
New Zealand – Men in Early Child Care and Teaching Summit
On 29th March an extraordinary event in education – a Summit on Men in Early Child Care and Teaching – was held in Christchurch. It was probably the first time that men outnumbered women at an early childhood meeting – and what a different atmosphere it was. Above is a photo from the event – […]
Read MoreKorea – Male Teacher Quota Sets Off Angry Debate
A report that the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education wants to set a quota for male teachers has touched off a heated online debate, with education students posting dozens of messages on a website about the issue. When an article about the quota, which would require schools to hire a certain level of male teachers, […]
Read MoreBlack Male Teachers: A Crisis in Numbers
It was 1992, and the General Assembly realized that it had to get more black and other educators of color into the state’s public school classrooms. So lawmakers ratified the Minority Educator Recruitment and Retention Scholarship “…to address the critical shortage of minority teachers especially in the areas of mathematics and science.” The scholarship awards […]
Read MoreWorld Forum for Men In Early Childhood Education (MECE) – Kuala Lumpur, Maylaysia
In May, several of us are off to Kuala Lumpur Malaysia for the 2007 World Forum on Early Care and Education. Our international leadership team, which includes Craig D’Arcy of Australia and me as the co-coordinators, delegates from five continents, several members at large, and Bryan Nelson in the role of consultant, is doing planning […]
Read MoreIt’s the Media That’s Hot for Teacher
Despite News Reports, Experts Say Female Teachers Not Likely to Sexually Abuse Students The headlines are sexy and the stories salacious. But is the spate of recent media reports about female teachers having sex with their students an honest reflection of the truth or just so much media hype? In the most recent case to […]
Read MoreMale Teacher Levels Hit 40-Year Low; NY Elementary Teachers Only 9% Male
Ernst Lamothe Jr. of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that the number of male teachers nationwide has hit a 40-year low and that the number of male teachers in New York State elementary schools has halved in about 25 years: Men make up less than 10 percent of elementary school teachers nationwide, and the total number […]
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