2008
Perspective about male teachers from Guyana
Where have all the sirs gone? The depletion of male teachers in the education system is now a worldwide phenomenon. A news report on NBC Nightly News last Monday showed some shocking statistics. In the 1980’s, 81% teachers in the public education system in America were males; today just 24.9% of the nation’s 3 million […]
Read MoreBatman in the classroom?
[MenTeach: A person posted an interesting question in the forums.] I was wondering if anyone had any experience in trying to teach superheroes to preschoolers. The school I teach at is high/scope and has a ban on superheroes. Many of the boys in my class have expressed interest in Batman, and I want to use […]
Read MoreMen for Excellence in Elementary Education
I just wanted to make folks aware of the “Mizzou Men for Excellence in Elementary Education” (MMEET) program at the University of Missouri-Columbia. Info about the program is available at: Go to MMEET Additionally, we are conducting a study regarding the experiences of men involved in elementary education. We invite all men in elementary education to […]
Read MoreTeach in an all boy school
Septima Clark Public Charter School, the first public charter school for boys in Washington, DC, has launched its 2008-09 teacher recruitment search. We need your help! Do you know of an extraordinary preschool to 2nd grade teacher? You know that teacher who is the first in the door preparing his or her classroom and the […]
Read MoreGreat summer job for young men to teach
[MenTeach: Breakthrough Collaborative is an innovative program that we have worked with over the last few years. It is a fantastic summer (and year round) mentorship program that hires high school and college students to work with middle school children. Many young men get their start in teaching from this program. If you want to […]
Read MoreFemale like me
[MenTeach: Dr. Lynn E. Nielsen” focuses his work on recruiting male teachers. Here is one article about his teaching. You can another article about diversity here. And his story here.] Following graduation, from the University of Iowa with a Ph.D. in elementary education, I clearly remember my aunt asking me very kindly but cautiously if when I […]
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