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MenTeach E-News – May 2017
MenTeach E-News May 2016 1) New Zealand Men hope to encourage more males into early childhood roles 2) Seeking to reverse lack of black male teachers in Detroit 3) This Letter A Fifth Grader Wrote To His Teacher Proves How Important It Is To Have Black Men In Classrooms 4) Will More Minority Teachers Close […]
Read MoreHow this man found his calling as an early elementary teacher
JUDY WOODRUFF: A question that has been raised here: Why aren’t more men going into fields dominated by women? Stigma is a big part of the answer, our economics correspondent, Paul Solman, reported last week. Tonight, he focuses on one man many might want to emulate. It’s part of our weekly series Making Sense. HAROLD […]
Read MoreLife as the lone male teacher at Rail Ranch Elementary in Murrieta
I walked with my class across campus recently when some passing kid I’ve never met said, “Hi Mr. Love.” One of my own students asked, “Why does everybody know you?” My theory: I am the only male teacher left at my school. Of about 25 teachers at Rail Ranch Elementary in Murrieta, I’m the lone […]
Read MoreJapan: Three times as many male teachers
The shortage of childcare workers is a pressing social problem in big cities in Japan. There are about two and half million children who go to daycare centers, but at least 23,000 children across the nation cannot go. Because of the hard working conditions and low wages, there aren’t enough people who are willing to […]
Read MoreEditorial: School’s Out for Summer
So, it appears that the end of a year is just about as hectic as the beginning with loose ends to tie up before vacation officially begins. As I go through the ritual of preparing for the end of another school year, I continually think about the past year. I assure myself that this reflection […]
Read MoreOregon growing its own teachers
The class, in its third year, is part of Eastern Oregon University’s OTP curriculum. The program is intended to entice high school and college students into considering a career in education. The goal is two-pronged: add ethnic and linguistic diversity to the teacher workforce, and restock rural district staff rosters with homegrown teachers. The program […]
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