2012
Student needs help with paper
I am writing a research paper for my English 102 class at Edinboro University and we have to write on a topic were there might be a gap in the knowledge for it. I am a pretty large male and some people from my hometown recommended to me that i dont go in early childhood […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers in the United States
Take a moment and think of all the teachers you had between pre-K and twelfth grade. Now, how many of them were black men? For most people, this question won’t take too long to answer. That’s because less than two percent of America’s teachers are black men, according to the Department of Education. That is […]
Read MoreResearch project: Black male elementary school teachers
Black male elementary school teachers are wanted to take part in a qualitative study about the reasons Black men from the Hip-Hop generation (born 1965-1984) become elementary school teachers. Please contact Dawn Hicks Tafari via phone at 410.615.9795 or E-mail at dntafari@uncg.edu if you are interested. Please spread the word to those fit the criteria.
Read MorePolicies needed to employ men in ECE
Employers and a lack of policy are to blame for the shortage of male teachers in early childhood education, says a leading ECE expert. Dr Sarah Farquhar, the national coordinator of ChildForum, has spent many years researching the role of men in ECE. She says there are plenty of men wanting to work in early […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2012
MenTeach E-News March 2012 1) Male Teachers of Color Initiative Scholarships 2) MenTeach Interview: Children learn best from role modeled behavior and approaches 3) Hiring male teachers in New York City area for summer jobs 4) Marcia Farris given Steve Shuman Award by MenTeach – New England 5) Conference Success – More men in early […]
Read MoreGetting guys back into NZ education
If you live in New Zealand, there is every chance that your child will not have a male teacher until they reach high school. Startling. But is it important? Education Minister Hon Hekia Parata argues that it is the effectiveness of the teacher, rather than the gender of the teacher, that makes a difference to […]
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