2009
MenTeach – E-News – June 2009
1) First early educator nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2) First male teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win MCCA Award 3) Do men’s brains change working with children? 4) New DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Online university courses about men teaching and boy-ready classrooms 6) A One man school […]
Read MoreToday’s lesson: Courage – a soldier and a teacher
Brockton fourth-graders learn about sacrifice as their teacher leaves the classroom to begin his tour of duty in Iraq. He didn’t look quite like their teacher anymore. Peter Farley stood in front of his fourth-grade class dressed in his Army boots and camouflage gear, beret in hand. But if there’s any way to explain the […]
Read MoreHow do I get my teaching license?
This first resource is a great place to find state by state details: Certification Map – A new and comprehensive resource on teacher certification. Includes state by state breakdown of requirements and lots of other helpful information. You can also go search through the MenTeach site for other credentialing programs: Find and Keep a Job as […]
Read MoreThree per cent of Britain’s nannies are male: A campaign to increase their number
A growing number of British men would like to work as nannies and childminders but fear they would be branded as paedophiles, according to a new study. An overwhelming majority of parents and non-parents want more men to join the child care profession, research to be published this week shows. Only one in 10 parents […]
Read MoreMissing: male teachers and elementary school principals
One woman after another stood up and approached the front of the conference room in the city school district’s central office. Their schools had been recognized by the state’s education commissioner for dramatic improvement in student performance, and Superintendent Jean-Claude Brizard was extending his appreciation. The women were often accompanied by their assistant principals and […]
Read MoreA One man school room
Travel through rural America along country roads, and you will occasionally spot an old, dilapidated building near the road. The roof and walls are in poor repair, the windows are broken out, and the yard is overcome with weeds. This long-neglected rustic structure was the one-room school, once at the forefront of public education in […]
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