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Videos of Male Teachers from all over the World
MenTeach.org: Our work has exploded because of the internet. More and more men can reach out and hear from other men. In particular you can see other men and women videotaping and then posting interviews of men teaching. It’s hopeful and inspiring – it helps to mitigate one of the biggest obstacles for men entering […]
Read MoreWorld Forum gathering of men teachers
We’re attending the 2011 World Forum Conference in Hawai’i where there is a large network of men and women that want more men to teach. It’s been an interesting gathering. I’ve realized that we have really moved a long way from when I first began working on this efforts. I see a depth of knowledge […]
Read MoreGrand Bahamas male teachers take part in one-day seminar
In the wake of the many sexual allegation cases that rocked the nation involving teachers and students, male teachers from various schools on the island participated in a one-day seminar hosted by the Bahamas Union of Teachers (BUT) yesterday to share their concerns about the profession. More than 150 male teachers gathered at the Church […]
Read MoreMalaysia: Gender equality for teachers
The Education Ministry will offer teacher training courses to an equal number of men and women, in an effort to ensure a balance of male and female teachers in future. The intake will also comprise 40% trainees from the peninsula and another 30% each from Sabah and Sarawak. “This way, the ministry can ensure that […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers scarce – but needed
Tigrett Middle School eighth-grader Bobby Bond credits his fifth-grade teacher as the first to encourage him as a student.He was the first black man that I’ve had for a teacher,” said Bond, 13, who is also black. “He always told me to do my best. He would sit and talk to me, and he mentored […]
Read MoreNew Book About Male Teachers: Go Where You Belong
A new book by Lemuel W. Watson and C. Sheldon Woods, Go Where You Belong: Male Teachers as Cultural Workers in the Lives of Children, Families, and Communities is available. “The purpose of this book is to continue the dialogue about the importance of men in the lives of young children and the teaching profession. This book […]
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