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Teaching, Preaching: DeKalb Educator Raps For Student Enrichment
The 21st Maurice McDavid raps to teach and connect with his students. McDavid is an Assistant Principal at Cortland Elementary School near DeKalb. McDavid says writing has always been a way for him to express himself, and that he’s been rapping for as long as he can remember. He says he creates raps for his […]
Read MoreEditorial: A Male Teaching in a Pandemic
I teach because of the relationships formed with my students. I enjoy the curriculum and the data part of the job, but the relationships formed with the students is why I do it. I like kids. Distance learning has changed my daily routine and that’s frustrating. But overall, day by day we’ll get through this […]
Read MoreIndiana Early education could soon be facing a major teacher shortfall
To combat that, two local nonprofits — Early Learning Indiana and the Educate Me foundation — are partnering to get more minority men in classrooms in Indianapolis. The organizations are offering fellowships to make it happen. Application are being accepted. It’s a pilot program but the minority men selected will be put through training before […]
Read MoreDundee Scotland equalities champion: More men should work in nurseries
Councillor Lynne Short has called on council officers to ramp up efforts to recruit a greater number of men into the city’s nurseries. Official figures from the Scottish Social Services Council, which manages Scotland’s early years workforce, shows just 2% of it is male. The rates vary from as much as 8% of creche staff […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – April 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) What is it like to be a male teacher in early education? 2) Summit for […]
Read MoreLetter: More men needed in early childhood education in Canada
I am a second-year student in the early childhood education program at Lambton College and want to address the lack of men in the field. I believe more men want to get in this field but feel the stigma is pushing them away. They should be welcomed and wanted in caregiving positions. According to the […]
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