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Sport brings male teachers together in New Zealand
Blokes are strapping on their boots and going from the classroom to the rugby field for friendship and support. Counties Manukau Men in Education is helping form networks of male teachers for sporting events and professional development. The group formed in May and is one of three such support networks around the country. Drury School […]
Read More2015 Conference in Norway: Boys and Girls in No Man’s Land
Many children will never encounter a male employee in their early years of care and education. Does it matter? Asker municipality in Norway has labored for many years to increase the number of men in childcare. It is our belief that children should be entitled to meet both men and women as teachers and caregivers. […]
Read MoreMale teacher drought may hurt boys in Australia
There’s plenty to be said for life as a primary school teacher: a decent starting salary, quick career progression, enviable working conditions and more leave than you can shake the proverbial stick at. Add to that the low barrier to entry, with teaching degrees having among the lowest Australian Tertiary Admission Rank scores, and you’d […]
Read MoreMen in Early Childhood: Fathers & Teachers
The inclusion of men in early childhood programs has garnered considerable attention over the years. This interest is due to three related trends: 1) the lack of men—usually fathers—in the lives of many of our young children, 2) the dearth of men in the early childhood field, and 3) an increased interest in father involvement […]
Read MoreIncreasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class
Each weekday, students filing into Denver’s Ashley Elementary School come face to face with a relatively rare educational experience. They call it by name: Mr. Johnson. Mr. Heath. Mr. Walters. In all, eight of 18 instructors at the K-5 school are men, a proportion that far exceeds the statewide average of 15.6 percent of elementary […]
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