2012
MenTeach E-News – September 2012
MenTeach E-News September 2012 1) Father-to-be wants to teach 2) International Conference about men in early education in Berlin, Germany 3) Teacher’s Day: 45% of teachers in Indian schools are women 4) Male educators in Grand Forks elementary classrooms 5) More men applying: Meet Donnie Dupree 6) Men in Early Education Fall Gathering in Massachusetts […]
Read MoreMale Teachers Needed to Bring Diversity and Add to the Quality of ECE
More men in the early childhood education sector would not only bring a range of benefits for children, but could also lift the quality of early childhood education, improve staff dynamics and encourage fathers to become more involved with their child’s education, a new survey shows. A more diverse workforce, with men represented as well […]
Read MoreNew report looks at best practices for enhancing the teaching & learning of minority boys in single-sex classrooms
Nipissing University, Schulich School of Education, tenured, full professor Dr. Douglas Gosse has released a groundbreaking new study that uncovers optimal teaching and learning approaches and strategies for minority boys, via the implementation of single-sex classrooms. Canadian boys, as in the USA and abroad, have greater literacy problems than girls. Boys also voice more disengagement […]
Read MoreRush of emotions for new male Emirati teacher in Abu Dhabi school
As children excitedly dragging their trolley bags towards their new classrooms at the Al Aasimah School today there was an adult experiencing a similar rush of emotions. In his crisp white kandura, Ahmed Al Maamari stood out from the group of 62 teachers who welcomed pupils at the government school in the Al Shamkha area […]
Read MoreUnited Arab Emerate (UAE) study reveals men turning their backs on teachingUnited Arab Emerate (UAE) study reveals men turning their backs on teaching
School’s back but without the boys – research reveals males are turning their backs on teaching. Male Emirati teachers face “prejudice, stereotyping and negative reactions” from friends and family, a study has found. While female teachers enjoy a high status, men complain they are mocked and told to get a ‘real job’. The study has […]
Read MoreThe ‘manny’ admitted to England’s top nanny college
Norland College, an English school famous for producing the country’s finest and most professional nannies, has opened its doors to its first fully matriculated (and second-ever) male student in the campus’ 120-year history. Michael Kenny, 18, will join a class of 48 females at Norland, where he will study to become the first male to […]
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