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Editorial: It’s Official
As of today, I am the only male teacher left in my pre-6 elementary school. The only male teacher in a building with 600 kids. It’s me, myself, and I. At least the line for the men’s room will be short. Oh wait, they turned that into a unisex bathroom three years ago. Never mind. […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – November 2007
1) $1 Million for Black Male Teacher Initiative 2) Report about the USA National MenTeach Symposium in Chicago 3) The first World Gathering for Men in Early Childhood Education May 2008 4) Report about Men in Education Retreat in New England – USA 5) See the video of Ontario Television panel discussion talking about men […]
Read MoreCome Back, Mr. Chips
Stereotyping, low pay, lack of role models. Why the number of men teaching in schools is at a 40-year low. When numerous fellow teachers asked Josh Holt to mentor their students last year at Heber Hunt Elementary in Sedalia, Mo., Holt initially felt a burst of pride. It was his first year at the school […]
Read MoreThe Schott Foundation Receives $1 Million Grant from the Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation for Black Male Teacher Initiative
The Schott Foundation for Public Education solidifies $1 million partnership with The Deutsche Bank Americas Foundation as a part of an initiative which will develop models for recruiting and retaining African American male teachers. This first phase of the grant will be used to implement the Teachers as Leaders initiative — which will expand teacher […]
Read MoreDadBloggers – Men in Child Care
[MenTeach: The following posting came from a Daddyblog in April 2006. It produced several comments at the site and offered some data about men teaching.] The church I belong to has a nursery, which looks after kids from 18 months to three years while their parents attend two hours of classes. Since our daughter has recently […]
Read MoreBay Area Schools Try To Lure Male Teachers
The National Education Association says it needs a few good men to become teachers. The number of male public school teachers hit a record 40-year low in 2005. They represent only about fourth of the total number of teachers. Gilroy public schools have about 516 teachers — of that number only 132 are men. Gilroy […]
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