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Fandel: Students see far fewer men in the classroom
ick just about any grade school and scroll down the staff list on its Web site. I randomly selected Clive Elementary in Windsor Heights, attended by about 400 students, where physical-education teacher Denny Barton is right at the top. But after that, just five of the 48 names are male. One is the principal, one […]
Read MoreNumber of Male Teachers at an All Time Low
Over the past two decades, the ratio of men to women teaching in the classroom has steadily declined. Now, the National Education Association says the number of men teachers is at a 40-year low. The UEA said it believes Utah is right in line with that sliding trend. Fewer male teachers are going into education, […]
Read MoreVoices: Chuck Dutchin – Teacher
Name: Chuck Dutchin Age: 36 Occupation: Kindergarten teacher, Southern Bluffs Elementary School Years in La Crosse area: Born and raised Ethnicity: East Indian (mother’s ancestors from Holland and India; father’s from India) Q: The La Crosse School District names you as the one black teacher among 640 teachers in the district. How do you identify […]
Read MoreSeeking gender balance in university studies
Jason Bauman doesn’t fit the stereotype of a nurse. His nursing program at Winona State University is 90 percent female. But Bauman is just the kind of student educators are looking for. Women account for six out of 10 students at most U.S. universities, but even though women dominate colleges across the country, many undergraduates […]
Read MoreFinding a job through job fairs
Job fairs are popping up everywhere. I don’t know anybody who enjoys job fairs. Nor do I know anybody hired by a school after attending one. Job fairs are like playing the lottery — you can’t win if you don’t play. And the odds of getting hired after attending a teacher job fair are […]
Read MoreWhere are minority male teachers?
YOU COULD always tell when the VIPS were on campus. They drove newer cars, wore softer clothes. It was easy to spot them among the denim-clad, recent high-school grads who made up most of the male student population on Temple’s main campus in the ’70s. Veterans in Public Service or Veterans in Public Schools, to […]
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