[MenTeach] E-News - May 2009

[Newsletter about men teachers]

MenTeach E-News
May 2009

1) Do you want to volunteer to work with children?
2) Bureau of Labor Statistics data can be misleading
3) 15 male teachers in one primary school
4) Steve Shuman Award for the Support of Men in Early Education and Care
5) What's New in New Zealand
6) Stories about male teachers making a difference
7) Male actor heading to the classroom
8) Malaysian men don't rule in school
9) MenTeach Mentors needed in Minneapolis/St. Paul
10) Dr. Edgar Klugman talks about his 59 years in the early childhood 
profession

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1) Do you want to volunteer to work with children?
Citizen Schools partners with middle schools to expand the learning day 
for low-income children across the country, helping the students 
develop the academic and leadership skills they need to succeed in high 
school, college, the workplace, and civic life: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1051

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2) Bureau of Labor Statistics data can be misleading
A member of MenTeach wrote: The Department of Labor Statistics are 
misleading for men, particularly Black men. Did you know Black men make 
up 1% of elementary school teachers in America. The statistics lump men 
and women together. Time to be real on this fact! Read the MenTeach 
reply: http://www.menteach.org/node/1054

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3) 15 male teachers in one primary school
Sometimes people really don't believe it's possible to have more men 
teaching in the younger grades. But it does happen. In the UK you'll 
find 15 teachers in one primary school. Go to the BBC site to see: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1057

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4) Steve Shuman Award for the Support of Men in Early Education and Care
A new award has been developed to honor Steve Shuman for his years of 
service supporting gender equity in education. You read a report about 
the event: http://www.menteach.org/node/1060

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5) What's New in New Zealand
Check out the interesting group photos and articles in New Zealand: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1062

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6) Stories about male teachers making a difference
I bumped into a veteran teacher I know and she told me this is one of 
her favorite times of the year because former students usually invite 
her to their graduation ceremonies. We all have teachers we remember, 
who changed our lives in ways they may not know. For me, it was Mr. 
Dechen, my fifth-grade teacher. Read more stories: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1064

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7) Male actor heading to the classroom
Actor Tony Danza is heading back to the classroom to front his own 
reality TV show about education. The former Taxi star, 58, admits he is 
struggling to find work as an actor, so he has decided to spend a year 
teaching 10th grade English at a New York City school - and film it for 
an as-yet-untitled series. And Danza, who earned a degree in history 
education from Iowa's University of Dubuque before launching his acting 
career, insists the programme will carve out a new genre for reality 
TV.

Read the entire article: http://www.menteach.org/node/1066

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8) Malaysian men don't rule in school
With June being the month to celebrate Father's Day, I found my gaze 
swiveling towards the 'fatherly' figures we have in our schools. I am 
referring, of course, to the male teachers who dot our teaching 
landscape. I say 'dot' because the men among us teachers are certainly 
dwindling in numbers!

Yes, my ladies - it's us who rule the schools these days. Where have 
all the men gone?

In my school, which has 90 teachers, only 18 are men! Since most of 
them are more middle-aged than young, it made me wonder - are young men 
shying away from the teaching profession these days? Read her 
editorial: http://www.menteach.org/node/1068

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9) MenTeach Mentors needed in Minneapolis/St. Paul
Young men, ages 14 - 15 years old, need men mentors who are currently 
working or have worked with children. The young man will be working in 
youth programs, child care and schools this summer. There are three 
levels of involvement. Read more about the program: 
http://www.menteach.org/node/1072

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10) Dr. Edgar Klugman talks about his 59 years in the early childhood 
profession
people showed up at Wheelock College to hear Dr. Edgar Klugman talk 
about this 59 years in the early childhood profession. The particpants 
included many Wheelock faculty who have know Ed for many years and well 
known in their field: Diane Levin, Gwen Morgan, Jeff Winkour. His two 
daughters and grandchildren came too. Read the rest of the story and 
see the photos: http://www.menteach.org/node/1069

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