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Male teachers wary of hugging students
Kindergarten teacher Paul Ferreter knows he is putting his credential on the line each time he opens his arms to hug one of his students. While more and more teachers, especially male educators, are putting up barriers to protect themselves from false allegations, Ferreter said he can’t bring himself to forgo hugs. But his hugs […]
Read MoreArkansas ranks last for male teachers
It’s becoming rarer to find men in the classroom, especially in Arkansas. The state is ranked bottom in country for the lowest percentage of male teachers. According to the National Education Association, male teachers make up 16 percent of Arkansas’ teachers. That’s 12 points lower than the nation’s average. “It’s always a goal of mine […]
Read MoreReport: Male Educators Convene Summit in Maryland
On a frigid Saturday morning recently in Prince George’s County there was a gathering of a rare species in public schools: Male teachers. And while there were less than 100 people in Charles Herbert Flowers High School’s cavernous auditorium in Springdale, the meeting –dubbed The First Annual Male Educator Summit: Envisioning the Future of Prince […]
Read MoreMore male teachers solution to issues?
The question of whether more male teachers in city schools would help reduce disciplinary problems was raised at Friday’s Danville School Board work session, where board member Philip Campbell addressed the significant gap between male and female teachers. According to Juliet Jennings, assistant superintendent for human resources, Danville Public Schools currently employs 515 teachers. Of […]
Read MoreMaryland schools hope to recruit more male teachers
When Albert Lewis attended middle school in Prince George’s County in the late 1990s, he was shocked to walk into his eighth-grade history class and find a black man sitting behind the teacher’s desk. Nathaniel Laney’s presence was a first for Lewis, who is now a teacher himself. Until then, he had never seen a […]
Read MoreWhere Are the Black Male Teachers?
Often, particularly in urban schools and districts, someone asks: “Where are the black male teachers?” Statements affirming the need for more black male teachers are commonplace. As an experienced black educator and former assistant principal, I have heard assertions that more must be done to increase the number of black educators in our schools. I […]
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