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Only Small Fraction Of Teachers Are Men

The National Education Association said men make up only 25 percent of teachers nationwide. But those numbers dwindle further at the elementary level, where 91 percent of teachers are women. But why are there so few men in our classrooms? Tyler Shannon teaches fourth grade in the Liberty School District. “I wanted to get into […]

Finding support as a male teacher

The little comic strip posted at: https://www.menteach.org/news, left me feeling slightly less alone. I am heart broken by the caution line I feel I have to walk because I am a man in a woman dominated field. Often feeling sad or concerned when my director or some approach me about my voice, how I speak, low […]

MenTeach May 2008 E-News

MenTeach: We’re sorry about the tardiness of our newsletter for the last two months. It’s been a very successful and busy year. Read all about what is happening in the world of Men Teaching! 1) Commercial pilot lands new career in classroom. 2) Medic wants to become a teacher, how does he do it? 3) […]

Male educators in elementary schools are rare, but embraced

The 24 pint-size bodies are scattered around the room at various “literacy” centers, engrossed in the hard work of learning to read. Then it’s time to clean up for recess. What looks like controlled chaos ensues, the kids zooming around like hyper-caffeinated kittens. “Mr. Ghafoor, Mr. Ghafoor, I broke my crayon,” implores one little boy. […]

More men enroll in university teacher course

MORE men enrolled on teacher training courses this year at the University of Hertfordshire, bucking the national trend. A report by the university showed men accounted for 18 per cent of the new teaching students compared to five per cent of last year’s intake. Kit Thomas, associate head of the School of Education, says that […]

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