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The face of a future teacher
As point guard and captain of the Bluffton High School basketball team, Louis N. Brown III knows what it’s like to be measured by statistics. His statistics were good enough to lead the Bobcats into the state playoffs this year. But that’s not the kind of statistics Brown has been getting an earful about all […]
Read MoreAre men hired as administrators?
I am a male teacher and I just want to thank you for your web site. It is nice to see. I do have my administrators license and the last interview I went on, it seemed like I had the job but the last comment made to me… (in a “off the record” kind of […]
Read MoreLawsuits for discrimination
[MenTeach: We get many e-mails from readers. Several were upset that there continues to be discrimination. It’s more common than people might imagine.] I was stunned to read the last issue of MenTeach E-News only to find out that a group of 25 parents refused to have a male elementary school teacher. What if a […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – June 2009
1) First early educator nominated for Minnesota Teacher of the Year 2) First male teacher in Winnipeg, Manitoba to win MCCA Award 3) Do men’s brains change working with children? 4) New DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Online university courses about men teaching and boy-ready classrooms 6) A One man school […]
Read MoreToday’s lesson: Courage – a soldier and a teacher
Brockton fourth-graders learn about sacrifice as their teacher leaves the classroom to begin his tour of duty in Iraq. He didn’t look quite like their teacher anymore. Peter Farley stood in front of his fourth-grade class dressed in his Army boots and camouflage gear, beret in hand. But if there’s any way to explain the […]
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