2010
Teacher Martin Martinez ‘humbled’ by $25,000 Milken Educator Award
Martin Martinez woke up Wednesday morning and went to his job as a third-grade teacher at Gresham’s Hogan Cedars Elementary School as usual. He knew an assembly would be held at 9 a.m. but knew little beyond that. He especially had no idea he was about to get a $25,000 award for his dedication and […]
Read MoreNew report looks at male teachers in primary-junior grades
Nipissing University Schulich School of Education professors Dr. Douglas Gosse and Dr. Mike Parr have released a new report that discusses the importance of, and the barriers faced by, male teachers in the primary/junior classrooms in Ontario. According to a 2008 Statistics Canada report, teachers are predominantly female in Ontario and Canada, with males accounting […]
Read MoreMale teacher numbers decline in parts of Australia
Canberra, Australia has the smallest proportion of male teachers in the country and their numbers are in decline, with less than a quarter of educators in government schools now men. Parents’ groups say the disparity is worrying because children may be missing out on the benefits of having male role models in the classroom and […]
Read More‘The Pied Piper’ of kindergarten
Eric Ord stands out at his workplace. For one thing, he wears red tennis shoes and a matching red tie. And he towers over everyone else in the room. Of course, everyone else is 5 years old. For the past 17 years, Ord has taught kindergarten at Whited Elementary School in Santa Rosa, where colleagues […]
Read MoreAre There Enough Male Teachers in Kindergarten and Elementary Schools?
According to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, 18.8 percent of elementary and middle school teachers are male. In pre-kindergarten and kindergarten the number of male teachers is just 2.4 percent. According to the National Education Association the sector could become even more female dominated, because fewer and fewer men are entering the profession. […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – September 2010
1) Malaysian Ministry to recruit more male teachers 2) Some education jobs pay women more 3) The Daddy Day Carers 4) Fall Meeting of New England MenTeach 5) Kindergarten male nanny in China – watch the english video news report 6) Principal successfully recruits black male teachers 7) It’s elementary, guys: Male teachers bring diversity […]
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