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How Male Teachers Can Empower Female Students
Glass ceilings are still aplenty in the workplace in 2020 USA. Some speculate that some young women are so affected by a systemic gender bias that favors men in school settings that they subconsciously play into it when they get to the adult workplace. Further, many homes are also very patriarchal, and that may be […]
Read MoreSuperintendent William Hite: Philly schools need diverse curriculum and diverse teachers
Earlier this month, in these pages, Philadelphia writer Ernest Owens argued that we should cancel Black History Month and instead “recognize black history – and its people – all year round.” I take Mr. Owens’ point, and while I don’t believe that we should cease to embrace February as a month dedicated to honoring and celebrating […]
Read MoreThe U.S. Teaching Population Is Getting Bigger, and More Female
Teaching in the United States was once considered a career for men. Then the profession’s gender composition shifted dramatically around the mid-19th century, when the country’s public-school system was born. As schoolhouse doors opened to children of all social classes and genders, so too did the education profession. By the late 1880s, women made up a majority—63 […]
Read MoreFor the first time in history the percentage of men in child care increases to highest level
MINNEAPOLIS) – MenTeach has announced for the first time in United States history, the percentage of men working in child care has increased to 6.3%. Since the 1970s the percentages have ranged from 2.1% to 5.9% but has only been above the 6% threshold once in 1975 at 6.2% (U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics). Education […]
Read MoreMenTeach appears on ABC News Good Morning America
MenTeach (represented by Jonathan Maiden and Bryan G. Nelson) appeared on ABC New Good Morning America Story Monday, October 20th, 2008 on a brief segment about the rewards and challenges that men face working with young children. Jonathan Maiden was interviewed at his program in Kentucky, he has worked with children for many years and has presented […]
Read MoreSummer Bridge Program Cultivates Future Male Minority Elementary School Teachers
There was a simple question asked to the room of eager students and mentors: “May I teach?” The audience answered confidently: “Teach on.” This question was posed by Darryl McKeller, a teacher with 20 years of experience in inner-city schools in LAUSD. His primary audience included a group of seven students of various ages, participating […]
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