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Chinese government offers free training to men who want to be preschool teachers
Chongqing will fund the training of 77 male nursery teachers to address the gender imbalance in the municipality’s kindergartens. According to a government notice released on April 21, the 77 candidates will receive five years of free training and be given a cash allowance during this period, news portal cqbntv.cn reported Wednesday. According to the […]
Read MoreWhy young Latino men don’t think of becoming teachers
San Marcos High School student Brayan Reyes never thought of teaching as a career. Why would he? Until he was in Efron Solano’s class last semester, the 16-year-old had never even seen a male Latino teacher. “He’s the one who motivated me,” Brayan said. He’s not alone. National statistics show 87 percent of classroom […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – July 2017
MenTeach E-News July 2017 1) In D.C., Bringing Male Teachers Of Color To The Preschool Classroom 2) Male nurses? Female firefighters? Yes, as career boundaries erode. 3) Plans in place to attract more men to the classroom in Australia 4) Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of university in Washington 5) Kakata Rural Teacher […]
Read MoreImportant need exists for minority teachers in our schools
Black teachers make a difference. I know because I attended a prestigious college-preparatory public high school in the heart of Chicago where approximately half of the teachers were black. They included my AP Biology teacher and AP English teacher, several of my art teachers, one of my history teachers, a chemistry teacher — and probably […]
Read MoreThe different reasons men and women become teachers in Australia
Kai Glennie didn’t enjoy any of his classes, had trouble making friends and dreaded going to school every morning. But soon after he turned 10, he decided to spend the rest of his life in the classroom, as a teacher. “School didn’t engage me at all and I struggled a lot until one particular teacher […]
Read MoreMansur’s Manifesto: How an Aspiring Black Male Teacher Plans to Turn Teaching Into Activism
Anytime I tell people that I am majoring in social studies education, they ask one of two questions: “Where do you want to teach?” or “Why do you want to teach?” Those especially curious ask both. My answer is consistent: I would like to teach in a secondary school serving predominantly low-income, African American students. […]
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