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Primary schools launch drive to recruit more male staff
A major new drive to recruit more male staff to primary schools was launched today as it emerged just one in eight teachers is a man. Experts said the shortage of male primary teachers was affecting boys and denying them vital role models. New figures show the number of male school teachers is running at […]
Read MoreWhere is YOUR bumper sticker?
Here’s a recent photo of my brother Brett posed next to my brother Jeff’s race car and a familiar bumpersticker. Look closely at the car door. It says: Men Who Change Diapers, Change the World! Thought you might appreciate the humor. Kitt Cox
Read MoreWhen it comes to childcare, I prefer a manny
It comes as no surprise to me that a male nanny is up for the childcare industry’s biggest gong. Like Madonna and Gwyneth Paltrow, Jemima Khan and Britney Spears, who all have given birth to boys and pretty quickly hired mannies, I’ve known that males make the best nannies for years. No disrespect to the […]
Read MoreThe missing man in class
I do not have solid proof, but I believe that the public school experience of my generation of black males in Jim Crow’s South was far superior to that of most young African-American males in today’s public schools anywhere in the nation. My generation’s experience was better, I am certain, because we had a substantial […]
Read MoreOn The Reason Why You May Only Get One Black Male Teacher Ever In Your Life (If At All)
Here’s a real and researched statistic for you. Before college, I only had 1 Black male teacher. I also believe I had 1-2 male Latino (sorry for redundancy, it’s necessary) teachers in my lifetime before college as well. His name was Mr. Wingate and he taught me Computer Applications. In 12th grade. Nothing profound, but […]
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