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The Manliness of Education Reform
The contemporary education reform movement is pushing hard the narrative that teaching is a venerable and rewarding profession. Within that, I’ve noticed a bit of a trend lately: education reform, with reference to classroom teaching specifically, is home to a new kind of “muscular pedagogue.” Take, for example, the Department of Education’s recent initiative to […]
Read MoreHelp with a conference presentation
“I am presenting in a couple weeks at our state conference and my topic is “Open forum: Understanding the Male ECE Teacher.” I am hoping to get a lot of questions and discussion to help create future presentations. I attend men in Early Childhood Education sessions when they are offered at conferences and I feel […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2013
MenTeach E-News March 2013 1) Male Teachers wanted to hire to teach 2) More men needed to work in childcare industry for balance 3) New Zealand: Primary School is a time to change a child’s life 4) Organizing Men in Early Childhood Education in Illinois 5) Why There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers In […]
Read MoreI want to do something!
MenTeach gets e-mails from many men and women who want to contribute to the work the we do. For example: I’m a 3rd grade teacher at the University of X, a K-12 public institution connected to the university and more specifically its College of Education. I’ve read through the MenTeach site and some of the […]
Read MoreI want to teach
MenTeach MenTeach: We get numerous e-mails from men who want to teach. For example: “I am a male interested in becoming an elementary school special education teacher. The main thing holding me back is a fear that I will not be able to find a job due to gender discrimination. In your experience, do men […]
Read MoreMale teacher says career choice should not be determined by gender
Walk into any grade school and look around. It’s hard to find a male teacher. Less than 20 percent of teachers in elementary and middle school are men. Experts say young boys, who often lag behind girls in academics and maturity levels, could benefit from having a male teacher. One local teacher who says he […]
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