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United Kingdom National Men in Early Years conference
Following a United Kingdom National Men in Early Years conference held in Southampton, England in March this year, when over 120 Early Years professionals gathered for an inspirational day of seminars, exhibition, presentations and networking, a set of proposals have been forwarded to the British government calling for support and positive action to increase the […]
Read MoreMen in Minority: Teaching Academy in China Struggles to Recruit Male Students
A teacher training college in the city of Bozhou, east China’s Anhui Province, recently released a report which shows that almost 90 percent of its students are female, suggesting that few men are choosing to enter the profession nowadays. There is a blackboard in front of the main building where students, or anyone who wants […]
Read MoreWanted: Male ECE teachers in New Zealand
Working as an early childhood teacher is not only a satisfying job but an important one too, says Phillip Ozzane. The teacher educator who specialises in early childhood education worked for 10 years in ECE down in Wellington before shifting to Tauranga to take up his role at the Bethlehem Teaching Institute. “I loved working […]
Read MoreEfforts to recruit more diverse teachers paying off for city schools
A room full of 12 and 13-year-olds in a seventh grade Pre-AP science class cut open raw chicken wings to identify the muscles, bones and ligaments. “What connects the muscle to the bone?” asks teacher Christopher Mosley at Hudson K-8 School. “The tendon!” Ricardo Chandler, 13, said proudly. Mosley then asks a table of students […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2016
MenTeach E-News March 2016 1) China’s New Five-Year Plan: Be a Man 2) In Praise of the Dude Teaching at My Son’s Preschool 3) Black male educators holding next forum 4) Early childhood education needs more male teachers in New Zealand 5) Awards given at MenTeach – New England @ MassAEYC conference 6) Male student-teachers […]
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