2014
Male Teachers Needed In Primary Grades
Often, when we think about the fields of elementary education, early childhood education, special education and even English, we tend to think about them as being female-dominated. Having a specific gender committed to these professions is wonderful, but poses a major problem for our public educational system. Why is this a problem? Numerous households in […]
Read MoreNew teachers, nervous as kindergartners, prepare for the first day of school
Along with the hundreds of thousands of students heading back to school across the region this week and next, there are hundreds of new teachers, some of them leading a classroom for the first time. And some of those teachers are just as nervous as the students. Bryan Curtis, who starts his first teaching job […]
Read MoreChildcare should be ‘actively promoted’ as a career for men
The Government should do more to encourage boys and men to work in the childcare sector, according to a new briefing by the Fatherhood Institute. The document calls on the Government to require careers advisers to actively promote childcare jobs to boys and men, while supporting girls and women in choosing careers that are not […]
Read MoreThe Pendulum Column: Where is Mr. Waldo?
[MenTeach: Don Piburn has been working in early education for years. He has been instrumental in recruiting and retaining men teachers through his work in hawaii hosting MenTeach retreats serving on the AEYC affiliate board and being a founding father of the World Forum in Early childhood education(MECE)] I take great pleasure in attending the […]
Read MoreJefferson welcomes district’s only male kindergarten teacher
Jefferson Elementary School will employ the district’s only male kindergarten teacher this school year. Grant Jones, 22, will teach about 20 kindergartners when classes begin Aug. 13. He will be the only man among 25 kindergarten teachers. Jefferson principal Roben Frentzel said Jones is a great guy. She said Jefferson also is home to male […]
Read MoreHow Boston Public Schools Can Recruit and Retain Black Male Teachers
Our guest author today is Travis J. Bristol, former high school English teacher in New York City public schools and teacher educator with the Boston Teacher Residency program, who is currently a research and policy fellow at the Stanford Center for Opportunity Policy in Education (SCOPE) at Stanford University. The challenges faced by Black male […]
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