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The Czech Education Ministry wants more male teachers
The Czech Education Ministry wants, in cooperation with the League of Open Men (LOM), to attract more male teachers to Czech schools by supporting various projects aimed at achieving this goal, Vaclav Sneberger from the LOM told journalists Tuesday. The ministry and the LOM want to support a public discussion on the role of men […]
Read MoreSteve Shuman Award & Events of Men in Early Education and Care
Friday, March 27- 5-6:30PM Reception in Support of Men in Early Education and Care The presentation of the First Annual Steve Shuman Award in Support of Men in Early Education and Care to Steve Shuman at the Massachusetts Education for the Education of Young Children (MassAEYC) Annual Conference at the Westford Regency Inn, Westford MA […]
Read MoreStudying 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 […]
Read MoreMen 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 […]
Read MorePrimary 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 […]
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