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Air Force veterans transition to new careers as teachers
James Huntley and Gregg Shapiro are not traditional student teachers. Both are veterans of the U.S. Air Force, who were stationed at Shaw Air Force Base, and family men in their 30s and 40s. When the two complete student teaching and finish their studies at University of South Carolina Sumter through the USC Upstate Teacher […]
Read MoreCareer-changers becoming science teachers at Clarke’s Cedar Shoals High School
Three young career changers are getting a competitive education at a Clarke County high school this school year, but the main beneficiaries might be students at Cedar Shoals High School. The career changers are three Woodrow Wilson Teaching Fellows, who are learning how to teach. All are people with backgrounds or recent graduates in one […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – August 2015
MenTeach E-News August 2015 1) Men we need you most in early childhood as a father figure in Malaysia 2) Increasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class 3) Men in Early Childhood: Fathers & Teachers 4) Male teacher drought may hurt boys in Australia 5) 2015 Conference in Norway: Boys and Girls in […]
Read MoreGifts of a Mentor
Cool fall-like August mornings certainly create a ‘back to school mindset’. For me, the change in the weather incites me to prepare my mind and heart for another school year. Also, fall is a time to reflect upon my own personal voyage as a teacher. When I reflect upon my journey there are still certain […]
Read More300 Male Teachers – A short video
Not sure if you have seen this hilarious video but I think it¹s powerful and well done. I posted it on our Men’s Org page. 300 Male Teachers
Read MoreWhy don’t more men teach kindergarten?
I neutered God in my family’s dinner prayer. It’s the same prayer I recited growing up as a Lutheran, but now that I’m raising two girls, I switched out the “father in heaven we thank thee” to “we thank thee.” I want my daughters to be grateful, but I don’t want to assign a gender […]
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