Remember your first male teacher?
Peter Chan does. More so, he remembers the lack of one during his own grade-school years in the 1980s.
Peter Chan does. More so, he remembers the lack of one during his own grade-school years in the 1980s.
November, 2009
Men teaching in Vietnam
People are often surprised when Le Minh Hien tells them what he does for a living.
Hien, 35, has been working at the city's District 3 Kindergarten for 10 years. He is one of only a handful of male kindergarten teachers in the country.
According to statistics from the municipal Department of Education and Training, of the 12,800 kindergarten teachers working during the 2008-09 academic year, only 29 are male.
"Whever I have a day off, I really miss the little kids from my class," said Hien.
Hien, 35, has been working at the city's District 3 Kindergarten for 10 years. He is one of only a handful of male kindergarten teachers in the country.
According to statistics from the municipal Department of Education and Training, of the 12,800 kindergarten teachers working during the 2008-09 academic year, only 29 are male.
"Whever I have a day off, I really miss the little kids from my class," said Hien.
Lack of minority teachers troubling
As the new principal at Jackson Arts and Technology Academy this school year, Septembra Williams sees the imbalance of minority teachers to minority students at her school.
At the charter school of about 140 students, 64 percent of the student body -- 90 students -- are of color, according to the Michigan Department of Education's Center for Educational Performance and Information. Only about 15 percent of full-time teachers -- or two -- are minorities.
At the charter school of about 140 students, 64 percent of the student body -- 90 students -- are of color, according to the Michigan Department of Education's Center for Educational Performance and Information. Only about 15 percent of full-time teachers -- or two -- are minorities.
Childcare 'not just for women'
As new research suggests parents want more men to work in nurseries, one man who runs a pre-school explains what it is like working in a profession dominated by women.When Duncan Wise first went into childcare nearly 12 years ago, he came across some negative attitudes from parents.
What's happening with men in child care in California, USA
In California, we have been working to increase the participation of men in early care and education. The California Association for the Education of Young Children (CAEYC) has for several years now, had a committee on Men In Child Care. I am the current chair of this committee. More films about male teachers
"Goodnight Mister Tom" is a 'masterpiece theatre' production originally aired, I believe, on public television (circa 2005). Based on Michelle Margorian's novel (winner of the 1982 IRA Children's Book Award), by the same name, this story centers on a somewhat bedraggled, single, and sour-aged man. $38,000 for Troops to Teachers
Troops to Teachers is a program to help men and women become teachers.For many eligible participants, the Post-9/11 GI Bill is a better solution than other education benefit programs, such as the Montgomery GI Bill - Active Duty, Montgomery GI Bill - Selected Reserve and the Reserve Education Assistance Program (REAP). Would you hire a male nanny?
They can cook dinner. They can give hugs. And they can play baseball. Who says men can't be nannies?Kris Pohl is the first man to make it to the finals of England's Professional Nanny of the Year competition.
Wearing jeans and a shaggy hairdo, 48-year-old, American-born Pohl doesn't look like Mary Poppins but the nomination proves he's doing great work for a family in South England.
Male Teachers in Korea
A YTN TV reporter recently examined the phenomenon of the shrinking number of men teaching in Korean elementary schools, and quotes a few women who worry that women teachers can't control the kids, who furthermore are not learning about their correct gender roles.
[Anchor] These days it's not easy to find a male elementary school teacher. It has finally gotten to the point where some schools have no male teachers at all. Seong Mun-gyu reports.
[Anchor] These days it's not easy to find a male elementary school teacher. It has finally gotten to the point where some schools have no male teachers at all. Seong Mun-gyu reports.
Female teachers talk more than male teachers
Teachers tend to spend more time speaking than most professionals, putting them at a greater risk for hurting their voices. They are 32 times more likely to experience voice problems, according to one study.
A new study by the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), in Denver, CO, reveals how teachers use their voice at work and at home and uncovers differences between male and female teachers.1
A new study by the National Center for Voice and Speech (NCVS), in Denver, CO, reveals how teachers use their voice at work and at home and uncovers differences between male and female teachers.1