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For many of his students, male teacher has earned the title of favorite science teacher.
With more than 700,000 followers on TikTok he might be your favorite science teacher too. ”That’s one of the reasons why I love education. They encourage me to be who I am. I don’t have to put on a facade when I’m teaching in the classroom,” Bowen said. Bowen said his students encouraged him to […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers pay tribute to their heroes: ‘They’re needed so much’
Black male teachers have often said that they are underrepresented in classrooms but the role models that exist have inspired others to become educators. Kurt Russell, who was recognized as the 2022 Teacher of the Year by the Council of Chief State School Officers, said the bug bit him when he had a Black male […]
Read MoreEditorial: School Dress Codes Often Target Girls. What Happens When Male Teachers Have to Enforce Them?
As a male special education teacher and IEP coordinator in a rural Missouri high school, Mike Ryan said he has to walk a “very fine line” discussing attire with female students. Enforcing the dress code is a standard part of his job as a teacher, Ryan said, and he only occasionally has to deal with […]
Read MoreBoys Aren’t Excelling in Schools. Would More Male Role Models in Early Learning Help?
Zachary Jackson thinks a lot about what his students may be learning from him in class. For some of his first graders in Atlanta, that goes beyond the actual academic lessons. They are also practicing how to be a man. For Jackson, the question of how to model manhood is an obsession, something he thinks […]
Read MoreMen reflect on stereotypes, joys of teaching
In his first year of college, Ben Flora’s major was radio and television. But during Flora’s summer break, he worked at a summer tutoring school. The senior elementary education major said the idea of helping younger students with their work pushed him outside of his comfort zone. “I had this student who was in second […]
Read MoreProfound Gentlemen continues work to increase the number of Black male teachers
Nationwide, only 1.3% of all teachers are Black men, and that percentage is falling. In addition, nearly half of Black male teachers said they were planning to leave the classroom, according to a 2021 Rand Corporation report. Profound Gentlemen, PG, is a national nonprofit organization based in Charlotte that works to recruit, retain and support […]
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