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One reason we love to teach
We just had one of our School-Age girls move on from our program after being with us for quite a number of years. She lives with her grandparents and they wrote a very heart-warming letter to us. One portion of the letter really spoke to me and I wanted to share it with you: “…it […]
Read MoreThings happening all over the world – a report from Hawaii
Aloha Hawaii supporters of Men in ECE Hawaii! International Efforts It has been exactly one month since the Working Forum (WF) on Men in Early Care and Education (MECE) Honolulu (See below). It was a tremendous success, with more than just a handful of the delegates calling this a “WOW!” or “life-changing” event. • The […]
Read MoreFinland: Incentives for Male Teacher Trainees?
The Ministry of Education is considering whether to offer incentives to encourage male university applicants to study for qualification to become school teachers. A report in the daily Aamulehti claims that reforms to the laws governing tertiary studies are being considered. New legislation will be introduced in 2010. In practice, incentives will take the form […]
Read MoreAbolishing Irish rule ‘won’t close gender gap’ in teaching
A NEW report has found that the abolition of the honours Irish requirement will not entice more men to become primary school teachers. Politicians, such as former education minister Mary Hanafin, have suggested that dropping the honours Irish rule would help tackle the gender imbalance in national schools. In fact, the opposite would happen, according to […]
Read MoreFree Tuition – African American Male Teachers
Do you know any African American males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for “FREE” ? Several Black Colleges are looking for future African American male teachers and will send them to universities/colleges for 4 years FREE. The ‘Call Me MISTER’ program is an effort to […]
Read MoreTake A Shot At This – Men teaching in Scotland
A Football Coach Is Encouraging More Men To Follow His Example And Become Child And Youth Care Workers STEVIE MORRISON may have fallen just short of achieving Scottish Cup glory at Hampden last weekend. But the Queen of the South coach is still hoping to achieve another goal, and that’s persuading men to take a […]
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