Reports
MenTeach – E-News – August 2009
MenTeach E-News August 2009 1) Public mixed on gender roles in jobs; 7% prefer male elementary school teachers 2) Why boys fail 3) Additional movies about male teachers suggested by readers 4) New places to order the new DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Write your story for a new book 6) […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – July 2009
1) Are men hired as administrators? 2) From NFL to nanny 3) A gender divide is increasing in the professions 4) Available now – DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Boys do better when they are taught by men, study finds 6) What’s your favorite movie about male teachers? 7) False allegation: […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – June 2009
1) First early educator nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2) First male teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win MCCA Award 3) Do men’s brains change working with children? 4) New DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Online university courses about men teaching and boy-ready classrooms 6) A One man school […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – May 2009
1) Do you want to volunteer to work with children? 2) Bureau of Labor Statistics data can be misleading 3) 15 male teachers in one primary school 4) Steve Shuman Award for the Support of Men in Early Education and Care 5) What’s New in New Zealand 6) Stories about male teachers making a difference […]
Read MoreBreakthrough Collaborative program helps to recruit young men to teach
In 2007, we accepted 256 male teachers nationally, which is 36% of our total. We are just beginning to track information on how many of our teachers go into the teaching profession, so unfortunately, we don’t have those numbers right now. Our institutional memory, so to speak, tells us that 72% of our teachers go […]
Read MoreDr. Edgar Klugman talks about his 59 years in the early childhood profession
About 15 people showed up at Wheelock College to hear Dr. Edgar Klugman talk about this 59 years in the early childhood profession. The particpants included many Wheelock faculty who have know Ed for many years and well known in their field: Diane Levin, Gwen Morgan, Jeff Winkour. His two daughters and grandchildren came too. […]
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