Letters
First Year Teacher Struggles
[MenTeach: We wanted to share this letter with everyone. Some of these challenges are faced by all first year teachers AND some are unique challenges for male teachers.] I did not realize how political the public school game is! I just want to learn how to be a great teacher. I have people here that […]
Read MoreAnother first year male teacher’s struggles
I did not realize how political the public school game is! I just want to learn how to be a great teacher. I have people here that I feel are not really out for my best interest. I have an old scatter brain assistant that won’t stay on task with my lesson plan. Every […]
Read MoreSouth Carolina Teacher accused of having classmates stomp on another child’s foot
[MenTeach is often contacted about false allegations. This is one’s man’s story. He asked that his name remain confidential.] I didn’t get a lawyer but if I had it to do over again, at first hint of an allegation, I would have gotten the best lawyer in the city to hunt down the two mothers […]
Read MoreMidwest men in preschool programs
My name is Chuck West. I live in Michigan City, IN, and have worked in, managed, and now own, a business that–among other things–provides consultative mental health services to the Chicago Head Start Program. My company, Worthington, Hurst and Associates, Ltd. (WHA), was the first such business in Chicago, beginning in 1967 when Head Start […]
Read More17 Elementary School Teachers Out of 241 – That’s 7%
I’m a full time graduate student at Rowan University in Glassboro, NJ working on a Master’s of Science in Teaching degree specializing in Elementary Education. I’m a 30 year old male who is doing a clinical practicum in a second grade class in a poor urban district. There are no male teachers in the school […]
Read MoreFrom recreation administration to special education teacher
I found menteach.org while looking online for some basic information about my paper and ran into the studies that you had done. I’m a graduate student. I received a B.S. in Recreation Administration and wanted to switch before but I only needed an internship to receive my degree, so I finished that. I changed fields […]
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