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My Favorite Teacher
Many great words have been written on behalf of teachers. I consider myself lucky to have had a least a dozen great teachers, each with their own personalitites, but one common bond, enthusiasm. That enthusiasm was infectious, whatever the subject. Grades 1-8 were spent in Catholic School. Unlike all the bad books out about a […]
Read MoreConcern over male teacher drought
A top education expert is speaking out about the lack of New Zealand male teachers and the negative aspects of this gender imbalance. Massey University’s Education Vice Chancellor says it is part of the feminisation of our learning and it is bad for both boys and girls. Just over 25% of schoolteachers in New Zealand are men […]
Read MoreYour Views: Schools losing male teachers
An academic believes research needs to be carried out into why men are shying away from becoming teachers. Fewer than 10 per cent of the early childhood and primary school teachers graduated at a recent ceremony at Massey University. Pro Vice-Chancellor of Massey’s College of Education James Chapman said there is a lot of speculation […]
Read MoreMen with Class: Beating the Stereotype
Jon White, Randy DeJaynes, James Love: They’re all teachers accused of sexually abusing their students. All of them men. Ken Paxton is the interim principal at Thomas Paine in Urbana. He took over when the school’s principal was put on leave after the Jon White case broke open. He says it forced every male teacher […]
Read MoreHelp Boys Get More Out of Elementary Education
From their elementary education through their high school days, boys are struggling to succeed in the classroom. Boys receive as many as 70 percent of Ds and Fs given in schools, create up to 90 percent of classroom discipline problems, and constitute 80 percent of high school dropouts, according to author and educator Michael Gurian […]
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