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Few 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 […]
Read MorePrimary principals seek more real men
Many primary school principals believe male primary teachers should be heterosexual, rugby-playing “real men” if they want to be good role models, new research has found. One respondent in the study – being published in international journal Gender and Education – referred to the “limp” handshakes of two male teachers who appeared ineffectual and wussy […]
Read MoreA group where gender is a value and not an issue
I do want to share that Maggie Carter and local directors established a “conversations in the garden” last summer in response to their feeling that everything directors did in trying to make children’s experiences better in the face of the external demands was too hard. The group felt they were continually climbing a sand hill. […]
Read MoreAre male teachers the answer?
Career & Education shares with you this week the thoughts of Vivienne Turnbull concerning the value of male teachers in the classroom and how Jamaica could, potentially, attract more men to help educate and mentor the island’s boys. Turnbull is an image and communications consultant. WHEN I attended high school and college, there was no […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – January 2009
1) Listen to MenTeach on national radio 2) Are there more men going to school to be teachers 3) A man who loves teaching 4) Primary principals seek more real men 5) In Australia – women principals outnumber men 6) Men helping children during disasters 7) American Federation of Teachers reports about male teachers 8) […]
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