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Vietnam: Lack of male teachers reinforces stereotypes
Chu Hoang Tung’s parents were very surprised to see a man teaching their son’s class when Tung entered the fifth grade at Le Ngoc Han Primary School. Tung’s mother Nguyen Thi Thoa says she had never seen a male primary school teacher when her older daughter, now a university student, was in school. But, she […]
Read MoreResearch Finds America Needs More Black Male Teachers
The numbers show there are not enough African-American men teaching our children today. In fact, only about 2% of America’s teachers are black men, and experts say this must change. The nonprofit group MenTeach says it’s important for minority students to have minority male role models. School officials say more black men are needed to […]
Read MoreMale teachers express importance of their presence
America’s growing teacher-gender gap extends to the First Coast, where there’s a scarcity of men in elementary and secondary classrooms. Three area teachers tell what it’s like to be among the few men in teaching in our schools: DORIAN GEORGE – Sadie T. Tillis Elementary, Orange Park As the only male teacher at my school, […]
Read MoreTwo Black Educators Take Matters Into Their Own Hands
For Chike Akua and L. Kobie Wilkerson, the Black male graduation rate in America is absolutely unacceptable. Several months ago The Schott Foundation released its report finding that the national graduation rate for Black males was a lowly 47%, nationally. “It’s unacceptable, given what we know about what it takes for our children to achieve […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Canada primary grades
Jim Hopkins strolls through the playground outside of Stuart Baker Elementary School. The sounds of children playing fill the air as school buses roll into the parking lot and students prepare to head home for the day. Hopkins spots a young boy walking next to the slide with a large piece of driftwood in his […]
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