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MenTeach E-News – July 2017
MenTeach E-News July 2017 1) In D.C., Bringing Male Teachers Of Color To The Preschool Classroom 2) Male nurses? Female firefighters? Yes, as career boundaries erode. 3) Plans in place to attract more men to the classroom in Australia 4) Increasing diversity in teaching is the aim of university in Washington 5) Kakata Rural Teacher […]
Read MoreImportant need exists for minority teachers in our schools
Black teachers make a difference. I know because I attended a prestigious college-preparatory public high school in the heart of Chicago where approximately half of the teachers were black. They included my AP Biology teacher and AP English teacher, several of my art teachers, one of my history teachers, a chemistry teacher — and probably […]
Read MoreThe different reasons men and women become teachers in Australia
Kai Glennie didn’t enjoy any of his classes, had trouble making friends and dreaded going to school every morning. But soon after he turned 10, he decided to spend the rest of his life in the classroom, as a teacher. “School didn’t engage me at all and I struggled a lot until one particular teacher […]
Read MoreMansur’s Manifesto: How an Aspiring Black Male Teacher Plans to Turn Teaching Into Activism
Anytime I tell people that I am majoring in social studies education, they ask one of two questions: “Where do you want to teach?” or “Why do you want to teach?” Those especially curious ask both. My answer is consistent: I would like to teach in a secondary school serving predominantly low-income, African American students. […]
Read MoreEditorial: The Unsuspecting Mentor
In my 27 years in the field of education, there is one responsibility for all teachers that has remained somewhat consistent throughout my career. It is the open acknowledgment that, in addition to ensuring that students learn the curricular content for any given grade level, there is also the role of creating a positive relationship […]
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