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Teacher of Year blends lessons together
Rows of mini-kitchens and sewing machines line the large life skills lab at West Geauga Middle School in Chester Township, but during class time there’s more than stitching and baking going on. Dale Smith, who recently received Teacher of the Year honors, blends in math, business, and a smattering of other related lessons while instructing […]
Read MoreParents want more male primary school teachers
Parents want more men to work in nurseries and primary schools so youngsters can have access to male role models from an early age, according to two new reports. Research by the Children’s Workforce Development Council found that lone parents were particularly keen to see men involved in early years childcare. A survey of more […]
Read MoreMale teacher: a most wanted man
There is currently such a shortage of male primary school teachers that when one starts working at your child’s school he is often welcomed with the kind of fanfare usually associated with the discovery of a new species. “I was so excited when I heard that Daniel would be having a male teacher in year […]
Read MoreMatthew is only man out of 70 childcare students at University
When Matthew Ruddy saw his primary school’s first male teacher walk through his classroom’s door he knew he wanted to work with children. More than 10 years later 19-year-old Matthew is training at the University of Teesside to work in childcare. But he is only one man in a group of 70 students in his […]
Read MoreMore men wanted in elementary teaching – 10 male teachers in Illinois say more may teach if pay increased
The field of early childhood and elementary education usually displays a face of a woman, not of a man. Men who choose to start a career in teaching sometimes find themselves the only ones in a school who conduct a class. Daniel Carter, professor of education, said the field of education is dealing with a […]
Read MoreFlorida College creates $300,000 minority teacher program
Five students from St. Johns River Community College will be the first in the state to participate in a new scholarship program created to recruit, educate and place minority male teachers into elementary school classrooms. “Call Me MISTER,” which stands for Mentors Instructing Students Toward Effective Role Models, is an adapted version of the teacher […]
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