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Male elementary-education majors say they are needed minority
When the students that Kingsley Bennett tutors found out he was going to intern at their school, Eagle’s Nest Elementary in southwest Orlando, they were so excited that there were high-fives all around. Bennett is a senior elementary-education major in UCF’s College of Education. “In elementary school, where children learn the basics, there are few […]
Read MoreMore women in politics, more men in child care
Workforce Participation Minister Sharman Stone says more than half of Federal politicians should be women. And she says more men should be working in child care. In the second National Press Club debate of the election campaign, two prominent female politicians went head-to-head today on women’s issues. Opposition women’s spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek has taken on […]
Read MoreFew men choose classroom
Richard Muse was greeted with the same question repeatedly this summer during teacher orientation. “They said ‘Hey, what are you coaching?’ ” said the third-grade teacher. At Collierville Elementary, Muse, 23, is one of two male instructors. In a female-dominated profession, he is a rare and fading breed. With just one-quarter of the nation’s 3 […]
Read MoreDecember 2007 – MenTeach ENews
MenTeach News December 2007 1) Changing laws: Including gender in the definition Diversity 2) Male Elementary Preservice Teachers’ Gendering of Teaching? 3) The First Global Gathering of Men Teachers early bird deadline! 4) Some families are uncomfortable with male teachers – What do you do? 5) Dreams – A Langston Hughes Poem 6) Teacher of […]
Read MoreWhere my boys at?
If you’re a male in a classroom, you’re probably a student and not a teacher. The number of male teachers has reached an all-time low, according to the National Education Association, whose numbers indicate only 1/4 of the 3 million teachers in the United States are male. According to the most recent ASU Institutional Analysis, […]
Read MoreLooking for a few good men
Male teachers are rare in U.S. elementary schools Most children go through elementary school under the charge of few if any male teachers, and local educators don’t like it. Historically, the number of female schoolteachers has overshadowed the number of male schoolteachers. In fact, the numbers aren’t even close. The National Education Association says the […]
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