2017
Male teacher shortage affects boys who need role models
For 35 years, Len Saunders has been teaching physical education to elementary school children in Montville, N.J. Personally, he knows how important a strong male role model can be and hopes he is that for his students. His own father died just months before he was born, so he depended on uncles, coaches and other […]
Read MoreChinese government offers free training to men who want to be preschool teachers
Chongqing will fund the training of 77 male nursery teachers to address the gender imbalance in the municipality’s kindergartens. According to a government notice released on April 21, the 77 candidates will receive five years of free training and be given a cash allowance during this period, news portal cqbntv.cn reported Wednesday. According to the […]
Read MoreWhy young Latino men don’t think of becoming teachers
San Marcos High School student Brayan Reyes never thought of teaching as a career. Why would he? Until he was in Efron Solano’s class last semester, the 16-year-old had never even seen a male Latino teacher. “He’s the one who motivated me,” Brayan said. He’s not alone. National statistics show 87 percent of classroom […]
Read MoreRetiring after years of Early Childhood Service in San Diego School District
Rodney West, co-facilitator, for the NAEYC Men’s Interest Forum, retired as teacher and administrator in the San Diego School District. He was among those Educators in the African American community honored with a citation from the house and senate of California. He spoke in a neighborhood gathering attended by his family and friends about the […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – July 2017
MenTeach E-News July 2017 1) In D.C., Bringing Male Teachers Of Color To The Preschool Classroom 2) Male nurses? Female firefighters? Yes, as career boundaries erode. 3) Plans in place to attract more men to the classroom in Australia 4) Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of university in Washington 5) Kakata Rural Teacher […]
Read MoreImportant need exists for minority teachers in our schools
Black teachers make a difference. I know because I attended a prestigious college-preparatory public high school in the heart of Chicago where approximately half of the teachers were black. They included my AP Biology teacher and AP English teacher, several of my art teachers, one of my history teachers, a chemistry teacher — and probably […]
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