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Why Boys Fail?
There’s a new book coming out in January 2010. The author, Richard Whitmire, talks about male teachers in one of his chapters: ‘I interviewed a passel of male teachers and former male teachers for a chapter in my new book The Trouble With Boys and here’s the reasons the men gave for leaving the classroom. […]
Read MoreAdding a few more good men to campus
Men are such a rare sight on the Wheelock College campus that a visitor might believe that the tiny school, tucked among the hospitals and other small colleges in the Fenway, admits only women. An admissions brochure features cheery testimonials such as: “Living in the dorms is so much fun. It’s like a sleepover every […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – July 2009
1) Are men hired as administrators? 2) From NFL to nanny 3) A gender divide is increasing in the professions 4) Available now – DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Boys do better when they are taught by men, study finds 6) What’s your favorite movie about male teachers? 7) False allegation: […]
Read MoreFalse allegation
[MenTeach: We receive letters from people and unfortunately can be common. Do you have advice?] I have a friend of a friend who has a son (25 years old and recently married) who is a day care teacher and has been wrongly accused of something two years after the event. This supposedly happened to a […]
Read MoreFew male teachers, but does it matter?
When Gregg Brain first considered a career in teaching, he thought he would spend his days where he found so many of his own mentors — in a high school gymnasium. On a recent morning, Brain prepared for the school year in a very different environment — a classroom filled with coat hooks hung low […]
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