2010
African-American male teachers try to be role models
At a church service Sunday to honor African-American male teachers, the talk turned to the mentors who had made a difference in the lives of some black educators. For George Maxey, the new principal at Raines High School, it was John Fox, a white teacher who inspired him in third grade, when Maxey lived in […]
Read MorePhilly School Chief: Need for Black Male Teachers ‘Overdue’
Local School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman launched a publicity blitz this week as she continued to joust with teachers heading into contract negotiations. The disagreement stems from Ackerman’s plan to reform the district often in ways that butt up against long-standing traditions and union rules that Ackerman said were peculiar to Philadelphia. Ackerman laid out her […]
Read MoreBe a star! Looking for a man for a new television show
MenTeach gets many e-mails from the media asking for help finding men. Here’s one I thought some of you might be interested in or know someone who is. It’s for a television show in the United States but I asked the producer if the person they are looking for can be from outside the USA […]
Read MoreBarring Male Educators: Safety Concern, Fear-Mongering, Or Discrimination?
Washington Post “On Parenting” contributor Brian Reid let loose a little parenting secret: He would never hire a male tutor for his elementary-aged daughter. In “Little Girls, College Guys–and Nervous Parents,” Reid writes: We had a rough set of criteria: the tutor had to be an exceptional speaker, had to be good with kids and […]
Read MoreUnderstanding the role of male elementary school teachers
Understanding the role of male elementary school teachers in the social development of children raised by single mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. This is a phenomenological study exploring the role male elementary school teachers have in the social development of children raised by single-mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. This […]
Read MoreSchools need best, diverse teachers
After changing careers in 2003 to become a teacher, I believed what a lot of people said about finding a job as a teacher in grades K-5. People said that there was a teacher’s shortage and with a teaching staff at any elementary school averaging more than 92 percent female, a man with a teaching […]
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