2012
Male elementary school teachers in New England
Michael O’Dell didn’t have a male teacher until the seventh grade. He’s making sure his students can’t say the same thing. O’Dell, 40, began his career as a teacher Tuesday, hired over the summer as a new fourth-grade teacher at Bicentennial Elementary School in Nashua. As a male elementary school teacher, O’Dell knew coming in […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – October 2012
MenTeach E-News October 2012 1) Fathers who teach – Study Opportunity 2) A Report: International Conference about men in early education in Berlin, Germany 3) Does Gender Make a Difference? First results from the German ‘tandem study’ of female and male ECE workers 4) Kitas Tour of Hamburg Germany 5) Denmark: Training and education of […]
Read MoreLake City man lives dream of being teacher
Rashad Myers said he discovered as a senior at Lake City High School that he wanted to become a teacher. He said his Chemistry II teacher was a role model to him and that he liked the idea of having a black male teacher. “Education is important and the key to success, no matter what […]
Read MoreGermany is spending loads of money to recruit male child care workers
Germany is spending loads of money to recruit male child care workers, launching expensive employment campaigns to attract more men into the profession. Many parents want their children to be educated by both men and women, but low wages mean efforts have met with little success so far. Guido Höper hasn’t finished his vocational training […]
Read MoreMilitary retiree wants to teach
I am a military retiree and corporate training professional for 12 years. My major was workforce education and development but I am about 12 credits short of my degree. As an African American male I have volunteered to go into the schools and be a role model but I have an interest in possibly doing […]
Read MoreA Report: International Conference about men in early education in Berlin, Germany
The International Conference “Men in Early Childhood Education and Care” on the 27th and 28th of September 2012 in Berlin, Germany was quite an exciting event. There were people brought in from all over the world to talk about men teaching. I arrived early to the conference and was able to tour around Berlin. This […]
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