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More men teachers: Back to class for men in Australia
An Ipswich school is defying trends and putting men back in front of the class with more male teachers than women. St Edmund’s College has 33 male full-time teachers (57 per cent) and 25 female teachers (43 per cent) this year. But in comparison, there were almost seven female full-time teachers to one male teacher […]
Read MoreMale city primary school teachers in UK
Tim Caldwell is something of a rarity in Nottingham – a male primary school teacher. City council figures show he is one of only 161, compared to 1,052 women. In 2004, there were 187 male primary school teachers and 1,048 female. But Mr Caldwell believes more men should follow his example. He said: “It is […]
Read MoreMenTeach on national New Zealand Television
After presenting at the 4th Annual Men in Early Childhood Education New Zealand conference I had the opportunity to appear on TV3 a national morning show (thanks for arranging that Adam Buckingham!). By the way, I had special bumper stickers made for NZ because in certain parts of the world diapers are called nappies. Here is the […]
Read MoreSimply Teaching – One man’s teaching journey
[MenTeach: This is an interesting blogpost from a male teacher. He tells an interesting story about his getting hired and cites numerous articles on the internet. This is an excerpt.] Why is there a lack of male teachers in the elementary school grades? I find it to be a very fulfilling job, so where are […]
Read MoreCall for Papers Special issue: “Male Teachers, Masculinities, and the Teaching Profession”
The Journal of Men’s Studies is planning a special issue dealing with male teachers, the importance of male teachers in the lives of young children, and the teaching practices that both encourage and discourage males from entering the teaching profession. We especially want to highlight research that is moving in the direction of incorporating intersectional […]
Read MoreTeacher quit corporate job to make difference
On Sept. 12, 2001, Andre Mountain submitted his resignation and booked a flight home. The terrorist attacks a day earlier jarred him, and he no longer wanted to sit in a cubicle of a Merrill Lynch office in New Jersey, performing the tedious task of verifying a long list of stock prices before a sale […]
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