Editorials

Dr. Helen talks about stereotypes that male teachers face

An MSN article notes that male teachers continue to take a nosedive: According to statistics recently released by the National Education Association (NEA), men made up just 24.4 percent of the total number of teachers in 2006. In fact, the number of male public school teachers in the U.S. has hit a record 40-year low. […]

Where Are All The Men – A Parent’s Perspective

That’s the word that describes my emotions last week when we received the long-awaited postcard telling us who the first-grade teacher would be. While we’re lucky that our school has many very good teachers, there are a few I’d rather avoid. A good teacher means my son will likely have a great school year; a […]

Just Say NO, to No Touch

Male early childhood (EC) educators face stereotypes that portray us as potential child abusers on a daily basis. Clearly, children must be protected from child abusers, yet a principle reason many men give for not entering or staying in the field of early childhood education (ECE) is fear of being accused of harming young children […]

Are male teachers the answer?

Career & Education shares with you this week the thoughts of Vivienne Turnbull concerning the value of male teachers in the classroom and how Jamaica could, potentially, attract more men to help educate and mentor the island’s boys. Turnbull is an image and communications consultant. WHEN I attended high school and college, there was no […]

Men teaching in the news

Every day we see more and more stories about men teaching – the attention to this topic is hopeful and we believe an indication of the interest. Both the posting of the article to ABCNews.com and the Good Morning America segment generate more than 30,000 hits in one day to the MenTeach.org website! We’ve been […]

The energy of young male teachers