2010
More male teachers wanted
A MEN-ONLY teacher taster course is being put on by the county council help encourage more men into the profession. In 2001/02 there were around 1,500 men teaching in the county but a Government campaign has seen that rise up to 2,341 in 2008/09. To help boost numbers Bucks County Council are holding their a […]
Read MoreChinese kindergartens seek more gender balance
Chinese media are saying that the chronic lack of male teachers in kindergartens is creating a generation of overly feminine boys and may be encouraging the growing phenomenon of cross-dressing (Weiniang). The kindergartens say that too few male kindergarten education graduates are coming through and they have no option but to hire females. Male scarcity […]
Read MoreMalaysian Ministry to recruit more male teachers
The Malaysian Education Ministry will set a quota and take in a stipulated percentage of men every year for teaching posts to address the dearth of male teachers in schools. Education director-general Tan Sri Alimuddin Mohd Dom is confident the imposition of a quota will rectify the situation. The New Sunday Times had recently reported […]
Read MoreA Poetry Slam poem about teaching
MenTeach: Every year there is a National Poetry Slam in the United States. It is where individuals and teams compete performing their poems. It’s not the poetry of your childhood. It’s live, active and quite exciting to see. Be warned that the content may have objectionable words and gestures: Taylor Mali on teachers
Read MorePhiladelphia grooms future teachers at Parkway West High School
Leon Sullivan’s teaching internship at Parkway West’s Urban Education Academy has taught him many lessons. Among them: “You’ve got to be patient and understanding. You can’t let what they say get to you. You’ve got to be willing to go back over some things. (And) when kids act a certain type of way, you don’t […]
Read MoreLetter from Office of Civil Rights on Male Discrimination in Hiring
(Name deleted for privacy) I am writing in response to your July 23, 2010 email correspondence (attached) to the Secretary of the U.S. Department of Education (Department) which was referred the Department’s Office for Civil Rights’ (OCR) Customer Service and Technology Team for reply. In your correspondence, you stated that you had tried to get […]
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