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Former coach influencing lives as special education teacher
Teachers at Spanish River Community High School in Boca Raton call Ray Berger the “gentle giant.” His former football players call him “coach.” A big man, Berger works with almost 30 special needs students, many of whom have severe physical disabilities. Now the school’s “crisis intervention” teacher, Berger, 50, is respected, not feared. “I wanted […]
Read MoreNew Zealand – Men in Early Childhood Education National Summit – Call for Papers
Men in Early Childhood Education National Summit – Call for Papers 8TH NATIONAL SUMMIT ON MEN IN EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION 7- 8 MARCH 2014 WELLINGTON, NZ The theme for the national EC-Menz Summit to be held next year in March in Wellington, New Zealand is “Lifting the Lid on Gender Issues in Early Childhood Education”. […]
Read MoreResearch: Turkish Female Preschool Teachers’ Attitude toward Male Preschool Teachers While Hiring Job
This research was conducted to understand the attitudes of female preschool teachers’ towards male preschool teachers while hiring job. In the research there were two CVs which have all the same features except their genders. These CVs were given to female preschool teachers to assess them as hiring job. These questions were; Do you think […]
Read MoreIncreasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class
“Kids had issues with me being a strong figure. They’re used to hearing it from their moms or aunts.” Tyrone Johnson, above, a third-grade teacher at Ashley Elementary (Andy Cross, The Denver Post) Each weekday, students filing into Denver’s Ashley Elementary School come face to face with a relatively rare educational experience. They call it […]
Read MoreMale Kindergarten Teacher to Principal in China
When Zhu Jun graduated from East China Normal University in Shanghai in 2003, he dared not tell anyone he had found a job as a kindergarten teacher. “People thought a kindergarten teacher was a nanny and they would not accept a university graduate becoming a nanny,” he said. It is now 10 years since Zhu, […]
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