2015
Where are all the male teachers in our schools?
The Queensland College of Teachers has commissioned a review into the factors which influence people when choosing teaching as a first career. It comes as recent figures show the number of male teachers in Queensland state primary schools falling to just 16% of the workforce. According to Kevin Bates, President of the Queensland Teachers Union, […]
Read MoreWanted: male teachers in the Philippines
My daughter was clearly excited when she came home from her first day at school last June. In between giggles, she blurted out, in Filipino, what seemed almost like a secret: “Our teacher is male.” I thought it was a breakthrough that her school had hired a male to handle the main teaching tasks for […]
Read MoreEstonia has the lowest share of male teachers in European Union
According to Eurostat, in Estonia is just every eighth schoolteacher is male, which is the EU’s lowest indicator, LETA/Public Broadcasting reports. Based on the data of 2013, the share of female teachers is high besides Estonia (88.2%) in the other two Baltic States too. In Latvia the proportion of female teachers is 83.2% and in […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – September 2015
MenTeach E-News September 2015 1) Career-changers becoming science teachers at Clarke’s Cedar Shoals High School 2) Air Force veterans transition to new careers as teachers 3) Young male teachers buck long-time trend 4) The Percentage of Black Teachers Declined in Nine U.S. Cities. That’s a Big Problem. 5) 2015 Conference in Norway: Boys and Girls […]
Read MoreNonprofit Works to Improve Teacher Diversity
A Charlottesville-based nonprofit is working to increase the diversity of teachers in Albemarle County and Charlottesville public schools. According to the African American Teaching Fellows (AATF) there is only one minority teacher for every 122 students in both the city and county. AATF has so far helped 32 people become teachers during their 10 years as a […]
Read MoreEditorial: The Power of Feedback – Lesson Learned
What is the purpose of feedback? The purpose of feedback is to provide information for someone’s performance to a task. Feedback is extremely useful for a student teacher because it offers insight from a more experienced teacher that can see situations from a different perspective. I am currently a junior at the University of Wisconsin-Stout […]
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