2010
Podcast about MenTeach
Dawn Braa who teaches at the Dakota County Technical College in Minnesota hosts a blog that broadcasts different professionals each month. In April she has MenTeach talking about the importance of men teaching. After you are done listening to our interview, check out some of the others. You can listen to the podcast here.
Read MoreStill too few male teachers? Many grades see small percentage
Little Harbour art teacher Andrew French will be the first person to tell you he loves his job, but he is among a minority of men who have been going into a profession dominated by women. An article by Valora Washington in the New England Board of Higher Education’s magazine suggests the number of male […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2010
MenTeach E-News March 2010 1) Radio Interview: Fear of Men In Early Childhood Education 2) New Zealand Teacher calls for more men to join the profession 3) 50% rise in men applying to be primary teachers 4) Canada: Bridging daycare’s gender divide 5) In search of black male teachers 6) Men wanted – because teaching […]
Read MoreFatherless boys have significantly higher feelings of self worth with male teacher
Paul Dawson, Oregon State System of Higher Education, Monmouth [MenTeach: Here is so early research from the 1970s showing that there is a positive effect having male teachers.] The research to be described includes two related investigations, one of which was a study of elementary school teachers’ perceptions of fatherless boys. The second study involved […]
Read MoreA Student Using Education Statistics
I have looked a the National Center for Education Statistics site that you suggested, the problem is that it has so many statistics and tables it is hard to navigate through to the specific information one is searching for. Although I could not find exactly what I was looking for I did find some extremely useful data. […]
Read MoreMenTeach – New England (Men in Education Network) honors James St. Clair
Jim St. Clair is being awarded the second Steve Shuman Award in support of Men in early education and care for his longtime commitment in the field of Early Education and Care. By his success and shear devotion to helping young children he has shown that men too can make a difference and has been […]
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