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Bay Area Schools Try To Lure Male Teachers
The National Education Association says it needs a few good men to become teachers. The number of male public school teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2005. They represent only about fourth of the total number of teachers. Gilroy public schools have about 516 teachers — of that number only 132 are men. Gilroy […]
Read MoreFrustration with not finding teaching jobs
Since the NBC Nightly News report and the Newsweek article there’s been a flurry of messages posted to the Forum. Some veteran teachers share that they are unable to get jobs. Each of their stories is different but several feel that they are being discriminated against and not even getting an interview. Some are saying […]
Read MoreBecoming a teacher
The article in Newsweek was great. I have e-mailed you before with some research I have done as a student from Dominican University here in San Rafael, CA. My spring research was formatted as a newletter called the Dominican Habit and talked about teaching professionals and students. I am a returning adult student studying to get a B.A. and […]
Read MoreWhy do we need more men in early childhood education?
In March this year, a Men in Early Child Care and Teaching summit brought together advocates for increasing the number of men in early childhood sector. Researcher Sarah Farquhar, of Childforum Research www.childforum.com outlined to the conference some of the arguments as to why we need more men in the workforce teaching and caring for […]
Read MoreA new student
One of our members, Ron Blatz, Executive Director of Discovery Children’s Centre in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada is the proud grandfather of a new child. The hand is the child’s father and the mother (Ron’s daughter) took the photo. (photo by Kristi Noelle Lepage)
Read MoreTeaching and coaching in Nebraska
I am the fourth grade teacher here in Bassett. I also Head Coach Football and Assist in Basketball. I got into teaching because my younger brother who is 12 years younger than me, taught me how to love and deal with children. From the first time that I interacted with a group of students at […]
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