2013

Hiring should favour male, minority teachers: Toronto school board

A Toronto District School Board memo to staff that included gender and race among qualifications that could win a candidate an interview for a teaching position has outraged some female teachers. The memo, which was received by principals and teachers and obtained by The Globe and Mail, says that the qualities that could get a […]

Pizza and Networking in New Hampshire

Dreams for Manitoba men in early education

I found it interesting that one of Canada’s largest cities has taken on an initiative because of concerns that 80% of their teachers are female.  See attached article.  Yet is continues to be difficult to convince ECE Educators, Provincial Governments, or Employers in Centres to consider any significant initiative when the number of women in […]

New student organization supports current and future male educators

Albeit whimsical, it would be accurate to say that a chance red light in Grand Junction, Colorado, 16 years ago lead to the creation of one of Illinois State’s newest registered student organizations (RSO). As the traffic stopped, a nearby building’s sign advertising a pilot elementary certification program caught the eye of one of the […]

Study: Anxious times for male teachers in primary

Study reveals men’s role is plagued by insecurities and contradictory perceptions Male primary teachers are always in demand – but could that be for the wrong reasons? A research project has cast doubt on common assumptions about this rare breed: that their mere presence can improve behaviour; that boys desperately need them; and that they […]

Same-Sex Education: Do Male Students Need a Male Teacher?

In last week’s blog, I discussed my predominantly male class–a group of kids whose behavior I’d had tremendous difficulty managing last semester while team-teaching with a female special-education teacher. Now, with a male special-education teacher, the students’ behavior was suddenly much improved. I considered that something Christina Hoff Sommers had suggested in her article–that boys […]