2016
Men in Minority: Teaching Academy in China Struggles to Recruit Male Students
A teacher training college in the city of Bozhou, east China’s Anhui Province, recently released a report which shows that almost 90 percent of its students are female, suggesting that few men are choosing to enter the profession nowadays. There is a blackboard in front of the main building where students, or anyone who wants […]
Read MoreWanted: Male ECE teachers in New Zealand
Working as an early childhood teacher is not only a satisfying job but an important one too, says Phillip Ozzane. The teacher educator who specialises in early childhood education worked for 10 years in ECE down in Wellington before shifting to Tauranga to take up his role at the Bethlehem Teaching Institute. “I loved working […]
Read MoreEfforts to recruit more diverse teachers paying off for city schools
A room full of 12 and 13-year-olds in a seventh grade Pre-AP science class cut open raw chicken wings to identify the muscles, bones and ligaments. “What connects the muscle to the bone?” asks teacher Christopher Mosley at Hudson K-8 School. “The tendon!” Ricardo Chandler, 13, said proudly. Mosley then asks a table of students […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2016
MenTeach E-News March 2016 1) China’s New Five-Year Plan: Be a Man 2) In Praise of the Dude Teaching at My Son’s Preschool 3) Black male educators holding next forum 4) Early childhood education needs more male teachers in New Zealand 5) Awards given at MenTeach – New England @ MassAEYC conference 6) Male student-teachers […]
Read MoreMy Favorite Teacher – Mr. T.
From my first year as a student in school to now, as an adult educator, I find myself referring to some teachers as “my favorites”. Currently with my work involving pre-service students and cooperating teachers in the field, there are those teachers who I favor. Certainly we have all had at least one favorite teacher […]
Read MoreMore men are training to be primary school teachers in UK, research shows
More men are training to be primary school teachers but fewer are entering secondary schools, new analysis reveals. The Good Teacher Training Guide 2015 also found the top three training providers were school-based. The guide was produced by Alan Smithers and Mandy-Diana Coughlan from the Centre for Education and Employment Research (CEER), The proportion of […]
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