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Male teachers in Utah try to live on teacher’s salary
The fifth grade students in Brad Ericksen’s class know what their teacher will be doing after school today. They can tell by his outfit — a navy blue shirt and khaki pants. He’ll be working at Walmart. “I work there to make ends meet,” says Ericksen, whose wife stays home with their three kids. The […]
Read MoreCheck out the different resources on MenTeach
MenTeach: There are many resources that you can find through MenTeach. You can go to Resources and find Data about the Percentage of Men Teaching or you might want to find out about how to Get Certified as a Teacher. And of course, it’s important to find out about Financial Resources to pay for your education. There’s years worth of information on […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Canada
Towering above his students at Windsor’s Northwood Elementary School, six-foot-11 Richard Shaw hardly looks like an endangered species. Yet Shaw and his male peers are becoming increasingly rare in Ontario’s classrooms, especially at the elementary school level. Only 18.2 per cent of elementary school teachers employed by the Greater Essex County District School Board are […]
Read MoreScholarship designed for African-American men in Florida
Edward Waters College is offering a scholarship program called, Call Me Mister. The college needs more applicants. It is available for African-American men who want to become teachers. Watch the video.
Read MoreKindergarten teacher part of a rare breed
As a male kindergarten teacher, new Brook Forest School teacher David Mangless is a rare breed — only 2.3 percent of the country’s preschool and kindergarten teachers in 2013 were men, according to the most recent statistics from the U.S. Department of Labor. Q. Did you know that you wanted to teach kindergarten when you […]
Read MoreWhen was the last time you encountered a male teacher? Apparently, not soon enough
Boys will rarely if ever encounter a male teacher until they reach high school, a fact lamented by many both because teacher’s serve as important role models and because the lack of gender diversity tends to turn the profession into a prestige ghetto. “We have so very, very, very, very few men,” Sherry Cleary, executive […]
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