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You Teach What? The experiences of a teacher-principal-coach
You teach what?” That is the phrase I often heard when I would tell my fellow coaches what I taught. Being a high school basketball coach and first grade teacher was not something they were expecting to hear. They expected me to tell them that I taught physical education or social studies, not that I […]
Read MoreA letter appreciating male teachers
Ruth & Paul _______ Winnipeg, MB June 9, 2008 Dear Discovery Centre Staff, Re: Alicia It is with regret that I inform you that Alicia will no longer be attending Discovery Children’s Centre after the last day of school, June 26th. We will be making arrangements for part-time home care in our school division area, […]
Read MoreSeeking men for a research project
Men in Education Research Project Male teachers and other education professionals are invited to share their thoughts for a collaborative investigation of the lack of men in education, particularly at the primary or early childhood level. Education and Male Teachers. I am seeking participants to discuss briefly some of the major ideas discussed in the […]
Read MoreThe Gender Gap
DERRICK Z. JACKSON’S column on male teachers casts a light on the frequently overlooked issue of gender inequity among those who teach young children . This imbalance is even more glaring in the early care and education field, with women constituting 97 percent of teachers of children under 5. As a woman who has worked […]
Read MoreMen too afraid to teach
Where have all the male school teachers gone? Figures obtained by The Bulletin reveal there has been a consistent decline in male teachers across the Gold Coast region, with females outnumbering males by almost four to one in the classroom. Poor salary and a negative perception of the industry has been blamed for the drop […]
Read MoreThe value of the male schoolteacher
PATRICK Cunningham taught my youngest son a decade ago in first and second grade at the Cambridgeport School in Cambridge. Now 59, he still teaches the same grades at the same school, one of the relatively few men in the nation working with children so young. In 27 years of preschool and early elementary teaching, […]
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