[MenTeach: We do searches for topics about men teaching every day and found this article from 1989 about a speech by Mr. Rogers.]January, 2009
Mr. Rogers firmly believed men should teach
[MenTeach: We do searches for topics about men teaching every day and found this article from 1989 about a speech by Mr. Rogers.]MenTeach E-News - January 2009
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2) Are there more men going to school to be teachers
3) A man who loves teaching
4) Primary principals seek more real men
5) In Australia - women principals outnumber men
6) Men helping children during disasters
7) American Federation of Teachers reports about male teachers
8) Quality Childcare: The Missing Element - Men
9) Mr. Rogers firmly believed men should teach
10) Resources - Find out about what each state requires for a teacher license
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2) Are there more men going to school to be teachers
3) A man who loves teaching
4) Primary principals seek more real men
5) In Australia - women principals outnumber men
6) Men helping children during disasters
7) American Federation of Teachers reports about male teachers
8) Quality Childcare: The Missing Element - Men
9) Mr. Rogers firmly believed men should teach
10) Resources - Find out about what each state requires for a teacher license
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Are male teachers the answer?
Career & Education shares with you this week the thoughts of Vivienne Turnbull concerning the value of male teachers in the classroom and how Jamaica could, potentially, attract more men to help educate and mentor the island's boys. Turnbull is an image and communications consultant.
WHEN I attended high school and college, there was no shortage of male teachers in the classroom. I suspect this had a positive impact on students, especially males.
WHEN I attended high school and college, there was no shortage of male teachers in the classroom. I suspect this had a positive impact on students, especially males.
A group where gender is a value and not an issue
I do want to share that Maggie Carter and local directors established a "conversations in the garden" last summer in response to their feeling that everything directors did in trying to make children's experiences better in the face of the external demands was too hard. The group felt they were continually climbing a sand hill.
Primary school teaching is for women, more men needed
The number of male teachers in primary schools has plummeted by more than 300 in four years, as classrooms become even more female-dominated.In 2003, 5207 men were teaching in government primary schools - almost 22 per cent of teachers - but by last year their numbers had dropped to 4893 and were threatening to fall below 20 per cent.
Primary principals seek more real men
Many primary school principals believe male primary teachers should be heterosexual, rugby-playing "real men" if they want to be good role models, new research has found.Few male teachers, but does it matter?
When Gregg Brain first considered a career in teaching, he thought he would spend his days where he found so many of his own mentors — in a high school gymnasium.Men helping children during disasters
[MenTeach: John Suur has been volunteering to offer child care services after diasters for many years. He is an attorney who retired from working at the World Bank and has worked with Toddlers for many years in his "retirement." You can read John's previous work at this link.]Heading upwards: Women rule school
The glass ceiling has been well and truly smashed in schools, with women now outnumbering men in the top job for the first time.
Of Victoria's 1587 government school principals, 50.9 per cent are female compared with only 18.3 per cent in 1991.
But as the trend for women in leadership roles grows, the number of male teachers in primary schools has slipped to only one in five.
Lalor West Primary School principal Anne Hulett said there were no longer barriers for women who wanted to scale the ladder.
Of Victoria's 1587 government school principals, 50.9 per cent are female compared with only 18.3 per cent in 1991.
But as the trend for women in leadership roles grows, the number of male teachers in primary schools has slipped to only one in five.
Lalor West Primary School principal Anne Hulett said there were no longer barriers for women who wanted to scale the ladder.
Men who teach: American Federation of Teachers publication focuses on male teachers
[MenTeach: There is an interesting publication published by the American Federation of Teacher that focuses on male teachers. There's an interview of MenTeach and there are also individual stories about male teachers that you'll find very interesting.]Download the pdf file.