News

Studying boys’ education policies in Australia

The area of boys’ education always has been of interest to Marcus Weaver-Hightower, a former high school teacher and current UND assistant professor. Weaver-Hightower, who is in the department of Education Foundation and Research at UND, was able to take that interest and a Fulbright Scholarship and go to Australia to study the process of […]

Men still rare in Vail Valley elementary classrooms

Educators would like to see more strong male role models teaching younger children. Students walk into Mark Cavaliero’s fifth grade class more stoked than usual on the first day of school. It’s not Cavaliero’s reputation as a wonderful teacher at Brush Creek Elementary that has them excited — it’s his gender. These kids are immediately […]

Primary school teaching is for women, more men needed

The number of male teachers in primary schools has plummeted by more than 300 in four years, as classrooms become even more female-dominated. In 2003, 5207 men were teaching in government primary schools – almost 22 per cent of teachers – but by last year their numbers had dropped to 4893 and were threatening to […]

A man who cares for children

MenTeach E-News – February 2009

1) I know why you picked teaching 2) Women supporting male teachers 3) Being falsely accused by students seeking revenge 4) Research about male teachers in Europe 5) Where are all the men? A parent’s perspective 6) Why can’t I get a job? 7) See a future, potential member of male teachers 8) Just Say […]