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Only 2 percent of Black men make-up teacher workforce
It’s staggering statistic, only two percent of black men make-up the teacher workforce in this country. But with a growing population of minorities in public schools, research shows more diversity is needed when it comes to leadership. Warren Central Intermediate school teacher Woodrow Price loves his job. He has been teaching for 13 years and […]
Read MoreNow, More than Ever, America Needs More Black Male Social Studies Teachers
For Black students in America, having a same-race social studies teacher is extremely rare. According to the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), social studies teachers make up just 7% of the entire teacher workforce. And of all social studies teachers, roughly 94% are White (54% men and 40% women). Just 3% of America’s social […]
Read MoreJapanese Agency bans male babysitters after string of pedophile cases
The Asahi Shibun – Japan Male babysitters were taken off the books of a leading babysitter placement service agency after a series of shocking predatory pedophile incidents took place while parents were away from their children. The decision was met by a torrent of criticism that it fans prejudice against male sitters and nursery teachers. […]
Read More‘Tackling racism in society means more black teachers’
I write this article from many perspectives – as a husband, a new father and a Christian. But also from one that in my teaching career has been relatively rare: that of a black, male teacher. Indeed, in my time in education, I can count the number of black, male teachers I have encountered on […]
Read MoreNew Call Me MISTER Scholarship
By The Charleston Chronicle & By Amy S. Mercer Dennis Wright says he never planned on being a teacher. It wasn’t until he was encouraged to enroll in the South Carolina Teacher Cadet program during his senior year of high school that his “eyes were opened” to a career in education. “I realized that I […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – May 2020
MenTeach E-News May 2020 MenTeach: COVID-19 has changed the way we interact, especially as teachers. How are you coping with the changes? Is your center or program still open? Send us an e-mail so we can share what is happening throughout the world. 1) Editorial: A Male Teaching in a Pandemic 2) Dundee Scotland equalities […]
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