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Many male teachers keep choosing higher grades
WAUKESHA – Ben Miles is a rarity, but he doesn’t mind. In fact, he said he likes it a lot. Why is Miles a rarity? He’s a man teaching in the early elementary school grades. He’s even more of a rarity because he’s a kindergarten teacher, now as a long-term substitute at Saratoga Elementary School. […]
Read MoreWanted: More Male Teachers
Each year more women become doctors and more men become nurses. In most fields, workforce stereotypes are fading away. But there’s a good chance that’s not the case in your child’s classroom. 37% of teachers in Sioux Falls high school classrooms are men. They make up 23% of Middle school teachers and account for just […]
Read MoreA Discussion About Men Teachers
There’s been a great discussion over at a weblog by Dr. Helen. Below is my comment in response to the discussions: What a great discussion! First, I want to thank Dr. Helen for starting this discussion. I work with a national non-profit called MenTeach. You can see our website about men teaching at MenTeach.org. People were asking about data about […]
Read MoreFirst Year Teacher Struggles
[MenTeach: We wanted to share this letter with everyone. Some of these challenges are faced by all first year teachers AND some are unique challenges for male teachers.] I did not realize how political the public school game is! I just want to learn how to be a great teacher. I have people here that […]
Read MoreAnother first year male teacher’s struggles
I did not realize how political the public school game is! I just want to learn how to be a great teacher. I have people here that I feel are not really out for my best interest. I have an old scatter brain assistant that won’t stay on task with my lesson plan. Every […]
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