2010
Men who change nappies change the world!
[MenTeach: This article is published on ChildForum.com, a updated site hosted by Dr Sarah-Eve Farquhar. Dr. Farquhar, who lives and works in New Zealand, has been a pioneer in researching the importance and challenges facing male teachers. You can join her site by linking here. Great job Sarah!] I remember working (we call it teaching now) with […]
Read MoreWhere have all the teachers of color gone?
It’s 11:05 a.m. and 28 students at Fulton Elementary School in Germantown quietly file into Christopher Wright’s 6th grade math class. After taking their seats, they dive into their daily series of equations on the blackboard. After making his way around the room checking each student’s progress, he asks for the answers. Hands shoot up, […]
Read MoreSome education jobs pay women more
It’s a common complaint: men make more than women in the workforce. But while that’s true overall (a recent study showed that full-time working women made 80% of the salary full-time working men made in 2009), it isn’t true for every career. Here are four careers where women bring home more bacon than their male […]
Read MoreBucking the trend over male teachers
Tyneside is bucking the trend when it comes to the number of male primary school teachers – but they still make up just over a quarter of the workforce. Just 15 per cent of teaching staff in primary schools are male, according to the Training and Development Agency for Schools (TDA). But figures from South […]
Read MoreMen Answering My Childcare Ad
I posted an ad on Craigslist this week and found myself in the new economy. With my older son leaving for college soon, I need to hire afternoon help, someone to drive my younger son from school and to activities, and to do cleaning and shopping and errands to round out the job. It has […]
Read MorePrimary schools launch drive to recruit more male staff
A major new drive to recruit more male staff to primary schools was launched today as it emerged just one in eight teachers is a man. Experts said the shortage of male primary teachers was affecting boys and denying them vital role models. New figures show the number of male school teachers is running at […]
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