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Program aims to attract black males into teaching
A doctoral candidate at Indiana University of Pennsylvania recently stood in front of high school students from the Homewood Children’s Village and asked how many planned to go to college. All hands shot up, but when he asked how many planned to go into education, the hands dropped down. National statistics echo this scene, which […]
Read MoreHarborne school bucks trend of male primary teacher shortage
One in four primary schools in England are without a male teacher, figures have revealed. But one Birmingham school is bucking the trend, with a trio of male teachers working in the classroom. There were just 26,208 men working as teachers in primary schools as of March 31 this year, compared with 185,023 women, statistics […]
Read MoreSteady hand, big heart
Keith May’s first big lesson as a first-grade teacher came during a Pendleton Round-Up in the 1980s, when he took his class to watch slack on his very first field trip. “We’re sitting in the south grandstand, somebody ropes a calf, the calf falls, it breaks a leg and the leg is flopping all over. The kids […]
Read MoreWhere Are All The Male Teachers [Infographic]
For the past semester, I’ve been student teaching at a middle school and I’m now currently at an elementary school as part of my music teacher certification process. It’s been a challenge learning all the ins and outs of being a teacher, but it has also come with great satisfaction. To get students excited about something […]
Read MoreComic: The issues of being a male preschool teacher
This is just one of the many things I dealt with as a male preschool teacher. I’m thinking about starting a webcomic series about my time as a teacher…
Read MoreTEACH Campaign Seeking Minority, Male Teachers
Columbia, SC (WLTX) — The U.S. Department of Education says it wants to recruit more diverse and qualified educators and created a new initiative to help the process. It’s called the TEACH Campaign, and has a goal of encouraging more minorities–especially males–to go after careers in the classroom. The department says less than two percent […]
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