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Employment Tips for First Time Teachers
As a man in the field of Child Development, I know what it is like to be in search of a professional teaching position. Below are a few helpful pointers to help you stand out from the rest of the pack: Look like you belong First and foremost, make sure you look the part. Appearance […]
Read MoreFor girls, teachers’ gender matters, study says
Female elementary school teachers’ comfort with mathematics has an outsize effect on the girls they teach, according to new research. Girls taught by a female teacher got a learning boost if that teacher had a strong math background, but had consistently lower math performance by the end of the school year if she didn’t, according […]
Read MoreAdministrator Suggestions Regarding the Recruitment of Male Elementary Teachers
Abstract This paper explores situations that deter men from pursuing teaching certification in elementary education and presents the opinions of elementary school administrators regarding hiring practices involving male applicants. We contacted administrators from the 29 public school districts in Erie County in New York State and asked them to complete an online survey sharing their […]
Read MoreAssessing the Impact: The Value of Men as Caregivers in Early Care and Education
Working with young children is perceived as women‘s work, and men are noticeably absent in most early childhood classrooms. The purpose of this non-experimental, mixed- methods study was to explore how men in the classroom add value to the field of Early Childhood Education (ECE). The researcher was interested in how men as caregivers and […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – December 2012
MenTeach E-News December 2012 1) Foundation pays education expenses to increase male black and Hispanic elementary teachers 2) Why Black/Latino Male Teachers aren’t as Effective in the Classroom…Yet 3) Acclaimed Author: Teaching not just for women 4) London Early Years – Men in Childcare Report 5) Missing: male teachers 6) In The Land Of Women: […]
Read MoreFrom the front lines to the front of the class
Administrators are increasingly finding that many servicemembers make good teachers Stationed for 13 months along the Afghanistan/Pakistan border in 2007 and 2008, Brian Thompson had a lot of time to wonder what could come next for him. In charge of a mortar squad with the U.S. Army’s 82nd Airborne Division, Thompson often thought he’d go […]
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