2010
Male teacher crisis falls off the agenda
Children face going through school without ever having a male teacher because of falling numbers of men in primary schools. Male teacher numbers in Government primary schools have dropped below 20 per cent for the first time in a decade as classrooms become female-dominated. Catholic primary schools across the state have even lower proportions of […]
Read MoreWhere have South Australia’s male teachers gone?
Fewer than one in five students studying teaching in the state’s universities and TAFEs are male as the exodus of men from schools worsens. South Australian Tertiary Admissions Centre figures for 2009 show there are 152 males (or 19 per cent) and 650 females enrolled in teaching courses. This compares to a ratio of one […]
Read MoreLack of male primary teachers sparks concerns in United Kingdom
Fewer than one in eight Sheffield primary school teachers is a man – sparking new fears boys are not interacting with the male role models they need during their most formative years. Only 215 men are currently teaching in city primaries, compared with 1,588 women – and the picture has barely changed over the last […]
Read MoreVietnam: Lack of male teachers reinforces stereotypes
Chu Hoang Tung’s parents were very surprised to see a man teaching their son’s class when Tung entered the fifth grade at Le Ngoc Han Primary School. Tung’s mother Nguyen Thi Thoa says she had never seen a male primary school teacher when her older daughter, now a university student, was in school. But, she […]
Read MoreResearch Finds America Needs More Black Male Teachers
The numbers show there are not enough African-American men teaching our children today. In fact, only about 2% of America’s teachers are black men, and experts say this must change. The nonprofit group MenTeach says it’s important for minority students to have minority male role models. School officials say more black men are needed to […]
Read MoreMale teachers express importance of their presence
America’s growing teacher-gender gap extends to the First Coast, where there’s a scarcity of men in elementary and secondary classrooms. Three area teachers tell what it’s like to be among the few men in teaching in our schools: DORIAN GEORGE – Sadie T. Tillis Elementary, Orange Park As the only male teacher at my school, […]
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