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Seoul, Korea pushing for male teacher quota
The educational authorities in Seoul are pushing for a gender quota system for elementary and secondary school teachers in a bid to prevent women from dominating the profession, officials said Wednesday. Female teachers account for 83 percent of the teaching staff at elementary schools in Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education that […]
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Kenny Spence, who lives and works in the United Kingdom, has been recruiting men to early education for years.
Read MoreThe Czech Education Ministry wants more male teachers
The Czech Education Ministry wants, in cooperation with the League of Open Men (LOM), to attract more male teachers to Czech schools by supporting various projects aimed at achieving this goal, Vaclav Sneberger from the LOM told journalists Tuesday. The ministry and the LOM want to support a public discussion on the role of men […]
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Read MoreStereotypes might keep some men away
They’re young and enthusiastic, brimming with the love of teaching. They’re also men. And somewhat to their puzzlement, that makes Marc Hoare, Rakesh Patel and Adrian Hoyte hot commodities. Hoare, 29, who teaches Grade 7 English and math at Kitchener’s Margaret Avenue Public School, says he’s mystified as to why there aren’t more male teachers. […]
Read MoreWanted: A few good men – Boys’ classroom struggles linked to scarcity of male teachers
Peter De Pratto is a white, middle-class man. And he’s a minority. The 54-year-old is a Grade 2 teacher at St. Luke School in Waterloo. He has been teaching for 31 years and has taught junior kindergarten to Grade 8. “I enjoy working with younger children. I find it challenging and rewarding at the same […]
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