2009
Female teachers talk more than male teachers
Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices. They are 32 times more likely to experience voice problems, according to one study. A new study by the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), in Denver, CO, reveals how teachers use their voice […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – November 2009
1) Men teaching in Vietnam 2) What’s happening with men in child care in California, USA 3) See the largest bibliography about male teachers! 4) More films about male teachers 5) Would you hire a male nanny? 6) $38,000 for Troops to become teachers 7) Male Teachers in Korea 8) Seeking manuscripts for Journal of […]
Read MoreMale teachers say they are more likely to experience disrupted classes
Schoolchildren are more likely to disrupt lessons if they have a male teacher, a survey suggests. The National Union of Teachers (NUT) polled 1,500 of its members in 13 English local authorities. Although the survey found a general improvement in pupil behaviour since 2001, 77% of males said they had a lesson disrupted at least […]
Read MoreMale Teachers in Korea
A YTN TV reporter recently examined the phenomenon of the shrinking number of men teaching in Korean elementary schools, and quotes a few women who worry that women teachers can’t control the kids, who furthermore are not learning about their correct gender roles. [Anchor] These days it’s not easy to find a male elementary school […]
Read MoreWould you hire a male nanny?
They can cook dinner. They can give hugs. And they can play baseball. Who says men can’t be nannies? Kris Pohl is the first man to make it to the finals of England’s Professional Nanny of the Year competition. Wearing jeans and a shaggy hairdo, 48-year-old, American-born Pohl doesn’t look like Mary Poppins but the […]
Read More$38,000 for Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers is a program to help men and women become teachers.For many eligible participants, the Post-9/11 GI Bill is a better solution than other education benefit programs, such as the Montgomery GI Bill – Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill – Selected Reserve and the Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP). However, this decision depends […]
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