2009
Male teacher provides model example for students
Sims Elementary teacher Eric Wee says he’s enjoyed teaching since his first day on the job. Only about one in 10 elementary school teachers in the Austin Independent School District is male. Eric Wee is one of those few. “It’s good to have a male role model in a young person’s life,” he said. Watch […]
Read MoreA gender divide is increasing in the professions
Dr Brian McKinstry of Edinburgh University is a brave man. Writing in the latest issue of the British Medical Journal, he described the increasing number of women doctors as “bad for medicine” and forecast a staffing crisis down the line. He was not allowed to get away with it, of course. His arguments were met […]
Read MoreMale elementary teachers a rarity in area schools
Though local high schools have a fairly even percentage of male and female instructors, male elementary teachers are few and far between. In kindergarten to grade 3, they are virtually non-existent. A sampling of 18 North Country elementary schools showed a total of 419 teachers, of which 380 are female and 39 male. Good Atmosphere […]
Read MoreThe face of a future teacher
As point guard and captain of the Bluffton High School basketball team, Louis N. Brown III knows what it’s like to be measured by statistics. His statistics were good enough to lead the Bobcats into the state playoffs this year. But that’s not the kind of statistics Brown has been getting an earful about all […]
Read MoreAre men hired as administrators?
I am a male teacher and I just want to thank you for your web site. It is nice to see. I do have my administrators license and the last interview I went on, it seemed like I had the job but the last comment made to me… (in a “off the record” kind of […]
Read MoreLawsuits for discrimination
[MenTeach: We get many e-mails from readers. Several were upset that there continues to be discrimination. It’s more common than people might imagine.] I was stunned to read the last issue of MenTeach E-News only to find out that a group of 25 parents refused to have a male elementary school teacher. What if a […]
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