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Shanghai’s male kindergarten principal is a class act
Zhu Jun’s first semester as a kindergarten principal has come to an end, leaving him feeling exhausted yet enlightened. “The semester was really rewarding, because I accumulated a great deal of experience. But I feel a bit tired,” the 29-year-old says. Zhu, who is Shanghai’s first male graduate of preschool education studies, has also become […]
Read MoreIreland: More men returning to primary teaching
That rare thing in primary education – a male teacher – will be more in evidence this morning as new junior infants and their classmates troop into school. There has been a persistent drift of men back into primary school teaching after decades of domination of the profession by women. Unfortunately this gender imbalance is […]
Read MoreWomen teachers on the rise in Congo, Africa
At the Itsali primary school, on a dusty road near Brazzaville’s airport, all but one of the 20 teachers are women, a sign of the major gender shift in the Republic of Congo’s educational system over the past two decades. The small school employs almost exclusively women, from its directors and teachers to administrators and […]
Read MoreAzerbaijani women prevail over men in teaching
The Ministry of Education has cited the reasons for the number of male teachers being below that of female teachers in the secondary schools of Azerbaijan. Besides the salary, the small number of men involved in teaching is being influenced by other factors related to business activity and other issues, the ministry said on August […]
Read MoreMen in the classroom: Back to the basics of primary
When Henry Yahn originally wanted to go into teaching, he wanted to teach high school physical education. That’s a long way from where he is today – where he’s having not only lots of fun, but also where he’s finding lots of satisfaction. Yahn teaches Grade 1. “It’s neat to take them through (the transition),” […]
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