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Legal issues of accusations
There is an interesting discussion about hugging children in the Atlanta newspaper. Here is one excerpt: As to the male teachers: Remember I’m a lawyer – I do criminal cases. I’m by nature somewhat conservative. My point of view is skewed by my work where I walk into these disasters and try to throw enough […]
Read MoreMany male teachers keep choosing higher grades
WAUKESHA – Ben Miles is a rarity, but he doesn’t mind. In fact, he said he likes it a lot. Why is Miles a rarity? He’s a man teaching in the early elementary school grades. He’s even more of a rarity because he’s a kindergarten teacher, now as a long-term substitute at Saratoga Elementary School. […]
Read MoreWanted: More Male Teachers
Each year more women become doctors and more men become nurses. In most fields, workforce stereotypes are fading away. But there’s a good chance that’s not the case in your child’s classroom. 37% of teachers in Sioux Falls high school classrooms are men. They make up 23% of Middle school teachers and account for just […]
Read MoreMale instructors rare
Jim Smallwood and Bill Hardin are rarities. The two men, both social studies teachers at Byram Middle School, are the only male instructors many of their students have ever had. They’re in short supply nationwide, but even more so in Mississippi. New 2005 data compiled by the National Education Association show Mississippi has the lowest […]
Read MoreSchools see shortage of male teachers
After 20 years of working with cows, Rick Beal decided to take on a different animal: kindergarten students. In his second year at Northeast Elementary School, Beal is one of seven full-time elementary male teachers out of 61 total — 11.5 percent — within the Rutland City public schools. Statewide, men fill 13 percent of […]
Read MoreA math teacher’s second year
Here’s a link to a math teacher. You can read about his first year. How will his second year go?Find out by reading his blog.
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