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Looking for a few good men
Most children go through elementary school under the charge of few if any male teachers, and local educators don’t like it. Historically, the number of female schoolteachers has overshadowed the number of male schoolteachers. In fact, the numbers aren’t even close. The National Education Association says the population of male teachers nationwide has been shrinking […]
Read MoreHow do I get my teaching license?
We get many e-mails from readers about useful links. Some are from people trying to promote a product or service – not always very useful. Recently, we received a e-mail about a site that lists all the states requirements to get a teaching license – it even lists alternative certification. A very useful resource. Check […]
Read MoreCommercial pilot lands new career in classroom
As a corporate pilot, Paul Lindsay once spent his days chauffeuring the globetrotting elite, but a dramatic career switch now has him grounded in the classroom instead of on the runway. Lindsay, a resident of The Woodlands, was at the beck and call of wealthy Houston and Dallas families for 15 years, but after the […]
Read MoreFewer men than ever in today’s classrooms
One teacher, a father of four, left the business world where he had worked 24 years as a design engineer in telecommunications and had owned his own business for 15 years. “While sitting in church listening to a sermon on a purpose-driven life, I felt God was speaking to me,” said Roy Barga, an eighth-grade […]
Read MoreMenTeach NEWS – March 2008
1) Where are the Men? Exploring Gender Diversity in the Early Childhood Workforce 2) The Status of Male Teachers in Public Education Today 3) Register Today for the Working Forum Men In Early Childhood Education 4) Perspective about male teachers from Guyana 5) Batman in the classroom? Some say, “no” others say, “yes.” 6) Men […]
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