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Few in number, male teachers play big role
Dubois County doesn’t have many male elementary school teachers — a reality that is common throughout the country. According to U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data compiled by nonprofit MenTeach, only about 19 percent of elementary teachers in the U.S. were men in 2015, a number that hadn’t grown much more than 2 percent since […]
Read MoreCommentary: What boys need in the classroom — a few good men
It’s only the second month of school and Ernesto has already cussed me out several times. He learned to protect himself in the school of hard knocks, where daily lessons involve neglect, abuse, and distrust from the adults in his life. His father left him when he was young, and his mother worked multiple jobs […]
Read MoreBlack Male Leaders Shape Black Students
As the country celebrates Teacher Appreciation Week, I’m grateful for the Black male educators in our low-income communities. They inspired me as a child and shaped my career path and they do the same for some many Milwaukee children. A recent study from Johns Hopkins University found the probability of a low-income Black male student […]
Read MoreAACTE Members, Partners Discuss Efforts to Bring Men of Color Into Teaching Profession on Radio Show
This month’s episode of Education Talk Radio spotlighted AACTE’s national Black & Hispanic/Latino Male Teachers Initiative Networked Improvement Community (NIC) and other efforts to increase men of color in the teaching workforce. In the August 9 show, host Larry Jacobs interviewed Director of College Access and Completion Michael Dennehy of Boston University (MA), Director of Call Me […]
Read MoreA New Orleans summer teaching fellowship is wooing young black teachers
Yawns and sleepy stretches punctuated the silence as Brandon Mercadel’s third-graders rooted around their desks for “The Buried Bones Mystery,” the subject of today’s lesson about text evidence. “You guys must have had an amazing Father’s Day weekend,” said Mercadel, smiling. “You are so tired!” One student laid his head on his desk and slipped […]
Read MoreMale teacher shortage affects boys who need role models
For 35 years, Len Saunders has been teaching physical education to elementary school children in Montville, N.J. Personally, he knows how important a strong male role model can be and hopes he is that for his students. His own father died just months before he was born, so he depended on uncles, coaches and other […]
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