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Needed: More black male teachers in Florida

The Ketterlinus Elementary first-graders are typical 6- and 7-year-olds. A little giggly. A little antsy. And a lot chatty. Their teacher is anything but typical in this St. Augustine school. “You’d better tighten up,” Curtis Lewis, 27, tells a couple of boys getting a little too rambunctious. In a school that has only three male […]

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Why don’t men want to teach?

Primary schools have long been an almost entirely man-free zone, but research published last week suggests that secondary schools could soon be heading the same way. According to the Higher Education Statistics Agency 23.8% of those qualifying to become teachers in 2006-07 were men – a fall of 1.5% on the previous year and the […]

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What do children think: Does it matter if your teacher is male?

What do the children think? Read comments from children from Europe about their beliefs about having a male teacher. Boys can do better at school when their teachers are also male, according to a survey. It says they work harder and find it easier to talk over any problems they may have with a male teacher. […]

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MenTeach – E-News – August 2009

MenTeach E-News August 2009 1) Public mixed on gender roles in jobs; 7% prefer male elementary school teachers 2) Why boys fail 3) Additional movies about male teachers suggested by readers 4) New places to order the new DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Write your story for a new book 6) […]

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Men Work with Young Children

Eddie Murphy may have felt like a loser when his former boss in “Daddy Daycare” typecast daycare work as “wiping boogers for a living,” but it’s men like preschool assistant teacher Ryan Martin who’ve been left to defend themselves in the real world of childcare. Working in daycares since high school, Mr. Martin, 38, once […]

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