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Administrator Suggestions Regarding the Recruitment of Male Elementary Teachers
Abstract This paper explores situations that deter men from pursuing teaching certification in elementary education and presents the opinions of elementary school administrators regarding hiring practices involving male applicants. We contacted administrators from the 29 public school districts in Erie County in New York State and asked them to complete an online survey sharing their […]
Read MoreFrom the front lines to the front of the class
Administrators are increasingly finding that many servicemembers make good teachers Stationed for 13 months along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in 2007 and 2008, Brian Thompson had a lot of time to wonder what could come next for him. In charge of a mortar squad with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Thompson often thought he’d go […]
Read MoreU.S. schools seek role models for boys
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan talks to The Globe and Mail’s Kate Hammer about why boys are falling behind south of the border, and what can be done to close the gap between genders in the classroom. Teachers, he argues, will be central to addressing this problem and he and his staff are looking […]
Read MoreRaising Boys’ Achievement Involves More Male Teachers
It’s no shock to any reader – teacher or parent – to learn that boys are not just falling behind, they’re sinking. In the middle school where I teach, of our nearly 1,100 students, roughly 80% of the special education students are male. More than 2/3 of the students failing classes are male. More than […]
Read MoreGreenville actor named district Teacher of the Year
In his first year of teaching, actor Will Ragland could always count on a standing ovation in the Bryson Elementary School cafeteria. “You walk in, and it’s like Caesar coming home from a conquest,” Ragland told The Greenville News then, in a profile about male teachers entering the field through a program for professionals with […]
Read MoreIn The Land Of Women: Being a Man in Early Childhood Education
About 5 years ago a movie starring Kristen Stewart, Adam Brody, and Meg Ryan came out called “In The Land of Women.” I have only seen a few parts of it while flipping through channels on cable, but the title of the movie has always stuck with me. Five days a week, I wake up […]
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