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Advocates say schools need more male teachers
In the back corner, a wooden fort covered in camouflage netting provides a quiet haven for reading. The students — all boys — dress in camo shirts, athletic gear and gelled hair. In their writing assignments, they pen stories about bloody shark attacks. On the book shelves, Sports Illustrated for Kids sits inches away from […]
Read MoreThe Male Minority
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 MoreKids would benefit from more male teachers, experts say
Look around your child’s school and you likely won’t see a lot of male teachers, especially in elementary and middle schools. But research shows many kids would benefit from men in the classroom. The number of men signed up to study education at the University of Utah this fall is about the same low number […]
Read MoreReport about men teaching in Florida classrooms
People are usually surprised when Marcus Knox tells them what he wants to do when he graduates. The 20-year-old UF elementary education sophomore is studying to be a middle school teacher. After graduation, Knox will join a handful of men pursuing a career in teaching young students. According to a United States Bureau of Labor […]
Read MoreMan dispels childcare myths
A young man who has set up his own business is out to dispel the myths surrounding men working in childcare. John Eccles has established Toddle In at his Barrow home in Mosley Street, becoming only the second male childminder in the town. The Ofsted-registered childminder was working on supply as a teaching assistant for […]
Read MoreThe Manliness of Education Reform
The contemporary education reform movement is pushing hard the narrative that teaching is a venerable and rewarding profession. Within that, I’ve noticed a bit of a trend lately: education reform, with reference to classroom teaching specifically, is home to a new kind of “muscular pedagogue.” Take, for example, the Department of Education’s recent initiative to […]
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