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Male teachers become rare breed in Korea
Teaching is one of the most preferred careers in Korea with stable working hours, long vacations and a hefty government pension after retirement. Those factors play their part in making the line of work competitive. However, the profession has been predominantly occupied by women. Nine out of 10 people that passed the elementary teacher certificate […]
Read MoreWe need to support more men to become primary teachers in Australia
Australia is facing a crisis within primary education: there will not be enough teachers to educate the booming population of children coming through. A report commissioned by the Australian Council for Educational Research (ACER) predicts we will need 443 more primary classes and 10,000 places over the next 10 years in Queensland, and 1,627 classes and 390,480 […]
Read MoreVirginia Education Association Symposium Highlights Need for More Male, Diverse Educators
There are twice as many students of color, by percentage, as teachers of color in Virginia’s public schools. What’s more, the Commonwealth has the fewest male teachers, proportionately, of any state in the U.S. The Virginia Education Association recently gathered educators from across the Commonwealth for what was called the “Underrepresented Male Educators Symposium.” It […]
Read MoreScholarships for Minority Males in California
What is F2MTC? The goal of the F2MTC project is to improve the pipeline for male teachers of color throughout the California State University system so that elementary age students of color will have increased numbers of males of color serving as teachers, mentors and role models, thereby helping to close the persistent achievement gap […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – February 2018
MenTeach E-News February 2018 1) What it’s like to be one of the few black teachers in Wales 2) Australian childcare worker changing attitudes about male educators 3) University of Arkansas – Pine Bluff aids teacher recruitment 4) Men Can Make Great Elementary School Teachers Too 5) “Knights of the Kids’ Table” Men in Early […]
Read MoreEditorial – One Woman in a Sea of Men
Twenty-five years ago, while attending the National Association of Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference for the first time, I became interested in the male perspective of teaching young children. It was during this conference that I found myself drawn to presentation topics given by men in early childhood education. While the issues presented about […]
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