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Harborne 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 […]
Read MoreSt. Louis Teacher of the Year
Leo A. Ganahl, a third-grade teacher at Bermuda Elementary School, is Ferguson-Florissant School District’s 2011 Teacher of the Year. Ganahl is the district’s first male elementary teacher to receive the award. He is a product of Ferguson-Florissant, having attended Griffith Elementary School and graduated from McCluer High School, and lives in the district. Ganahl earned […]
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