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Being a male teacher was my dream – until I was falsely accused
My day started like any other. I got up early and had breakfast. My girlfriend, who is now my wife, drove me to work. It was a beautiful, sunny day at the daycare centre where I worked, and the children were running around outside burning off energy after weeks of terrible weather. Sunny days in […]
Read MoreWhy we need more men to become primary teachers in the United Kingdom
As a 24-year-old Primary NQT, there is one thing that separates me from the vast majority of my colleagues: I’m a man. As of the last academic year, 85% of teachers working in primary and nursery settings are female. The average primary school or nursery with under nine full-time equivalent teaching staff, of which there […]
Read More‘Young Black Men [Should] See Black Men in Front of Them’ — This Detroit Teacher
I began teaching at 22. Back in my hometown of Detroit and fresh out of college, I thought I had all the answers. I believed students would instantly relate to me because of my knowledge, enthusiasm and youth. Ha! I soon learned that before I could effectively teach anything, I needed to better understand my […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – October 2017
MenTeach E-News October 2017 1) First experience important to new kindergarten teacher in 1977 2) 2nd Annual NorCal – Men and Child Care Conference “Advocacy to Action” 3) Wayne State University’s Morris Hood Scholars Program making inroads 4) Student Looking for a Speaker to Visit His Student Club 5) There’s a Stigma Around Men Teaching […]
Read MoreMale teachers in Viet Nam stay the course on a difficult road
Since its establishment in 1982, no female teacher has worked at a primary school in the central province of Nghệ An because the working conditions are very difficult. The dedication of male teachers saves the day, Minh Đức reports. The Tri Lễ 4 Primary School is an educational institution like no other in the country. […]
Read MoreEditorial: Men – Adopt a School
I am a junior at UW-Stout and I am from Plum City, Wisconsin. Plum City is a small town southwest of Menomonie and has less than 600 residents. I have two siblings; an older brother who is a Physical Education teacher and a sister who is in her senior year at UW-La Crosse. I am […]
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