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History: The Teacher Corps (1966)
[MenTeach: In a recent article in March 2020 “[Warren] Farrell has also recommended to the White House a Male Teacher Corps — giving scholarships to men to become elementary school teachers in exchange for serving at least two years as one. He found that children most in jeopardy go from mom-only homes to female teachers […]
Read MoreWhy Men of Color Like Me Are Leaving the Classroom
I had never taught Tatiana before. Yet, after a Latinx student meeting in Oakland, the 12th grader unexpectedly embraced me, sobbing: “You’re the first Mexican teacher I’ve seen at this school; I just wanted to say thank you.” Translation: I’ve never seen someone like you in a position of academic importance. I understood Tatiana. In […]
Read MoreSummit for male students of color discusses the difficulties they face in going to college — and finishing
Education professor J. Luke Wood has spent years researching and talking about the challenges male students of color have in pursuing and attaining a college diploma — family income, social stigmas, complicated experiences in elementary and high school. On Wednesday, he shared what he’s learned with about 80 students from 10 area community colleges gathered […]
Read MoreWhat is it like to be a male teacher in early ed?
One early childhood educator said he wanted to be a male role model for children. Others were drawn to teaching after becoming fathers. Several said they like teaching young children because it allows them to make a difference in their communities. These are just a few of the responses researchers received from a survey of […]
Read MoreAustralian man speaks about his aim to see more men working in ECEC
Australia’s ECEC sector is dominated by female employees with statistics from the Australian Government revealing that less than 3 per cent of all employees in the sector are male. Currently employed as a childcare worker at SDN Beranga, an autism specific preschool in Rooty Hill, Mr Conneely enrolled in the qualification after beginning his career […]
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