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Teaching, Preaching: DeKalb Educator Raps For Student Enrichment
The 21st Maurice McDavid raps to teach and connect with his students. McDavid is an Assistant Principal at Cortland Elementary School near DeKalb. McDavid says writing has always been a way for him to express himself, and that he’s been rapping for as long as he can remember. He says he creates raps for his […]
Read MoreIndiana Early education could soon be facing a major teacher shortfall
To combat that, two local nonprofits — Early Learning Indiana and the Educate Me foundation — are partnering to get more minority men in classrooms in Indianapolis. The organizations are offering fellowships to make it happen. Application are being accepted. It’s a pilot program but the minority men selected will be put through training before […]
Read MoreDoes the childcare field have gender discrimination?
Upon walking into a childcare facility, the majority of the teachers employed will be female. The ratio of men working in a childcare program compared to females is heavily skewed. Wright State University student Jacob Shaw has worked with children for most of his life. He currently holds a position at a local childcare center […]
Read MoreHistory: The Teacher Corps (1966)
[MenTeach: In a recent article in March 2020 “[Warren] Farrell has also recommended to the White House a Male Teacher Corps — giving scholarships to men to become elementary school teachers in exchange for serving at least two years as one. He found that children most in jeopardy go from mom-only homes to female teachers […]
Read MoreSummit for male students of color discusses the difficulties they face in going to college — and finishing
Education professor J. Luke Wood has spent years researching and talking about the challenges male students of color have in pursuing and attaining a college diploma — family income, social stigmas, complicated experiences in elementary and high school. On Wednesday, he shared what he’s learned with about 80 students from 10 area community colleges gathered […]
Read MoreWhat is it like to be a male teacher in early ed?
One early childhood educator said he wanted to be a male role model for children. Others were drawn to teaching after becoming fathers. Several said they like teaching young children because it allows them to make a difference in their communities. These are just a few of the responses researchers received from a survey of […]
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