We just had one of our School-Age girls move on from our program after being with us for quite a number of years. She lives with her grandparents and they wrote a very heart-warming letter to us. One portion of the letter really spoke to me and I wanted to share it with you:
News
Things happening all over the world - a report from Hawaii
[MenTeach: Don Piburn was the co-facilitator for the Working Forum Men in Early Childhood Education in Hawaii and has sent out a message to the men and women in his local community about what's going on in the world.]Aloha Hawaii supporters of Men in ECE Hawaii!
International Efforts
Finland: Incentives for Male Teacher Trainees?
The Ministry of Education is considering whether to offer incentives to encourage male university applicants to study for qualification to become school teachers.
A report in the daily Aamulehti claims that reforms to the laws governing tertiary studies are being considered. New legislation will be introduced in 2010.
In practice, incentives will take the form of bonus points or quotas.
Of undergraduates study for their teaching qualification at the University of Tampere, 84 percent are women and just 16 percent are men.
February 12, 2007
A report in the daily Aamulehti claims that reforms to the laws governing tertiary studies are being considered. New legislation will be introduced in 2010.
In practice, incentives will take the form of bonus points or quotas.
Of undergraduates study for their teaching qualification at the University of Tampere, 84 percent are women and just 16 percent are men.
February 12, 2007
Abolishing Irish rule 'won't close gender gap' in teaching
A NEW report has found that the abolition of the honours Irish requirement will not entice more men to become primary school teachers.
Politicians, such as former education minister Mary Hanafin, have suggested that dropping the honours Irish rule would help tackle the gender imbalance in national schools.
Free Tuition - African American Male Teachers
Do you know any African American males who are seniors in high school who want to go to college out of state for "FREE" ? Several Black Colleges are looking for future African American male teachers and will send them to universities/colleges for 4 years FREE.
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