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Column: How I learned my own value as a black male teacher
Article Note: Black males represent roughly 2 percent of all public school teachers in the U.S. While nonwhite educators are being hired at a higher proportional rate than white teachers, they’re also leaving the teaching profession at a higher rate, according to a 2015 report from the Albert Shanker Institute. Ricky House teaches 7th and […]
Read MorePath to a new life takes these minority high school graduates back to preschool
Sekani Malcolm was serving coffee and pastries at Dunkin’ Donuts last month, a 20-year-old high school graduate with no plans to go to college and few aspirations for a solid career. He had struggled in school, where he sometimes found trouble, and he was working the part-time job to help support his 3-month-old daughter. Like […]
Read MoreBecome an Urban Teacher
Why Urban Teachers?’ Among other things, we have a 14-month residency as part of our master’s curriculum from Johns Hopkins University. This allows you to observe and teach in the classroom before you become a teacher of record. You’ll also benefit from three years of teacher placement and one-on-one coaching. Round that out with a […]
Read MoreAn Interview with David Brody: The role of men in teaching
This is an interview of David Brody in New Zealand. David has spent most of his career focusing on early childhood education, teacher training and academic research. He recently sat down with The Jerusalem Post to discuss the role of men in early childhood education and his research in the field of gender balance, which […]
Read MoreEditorial: What Teacher Dispositions Engage Children in Learning?
Last November, Joe and Brandon, two of the male early childhood students attended the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC) conference and participated in every presentation given by a male educator. These two men were affirmed in their decision to become early childhood teachers because they continually heard how important it is […]
Read MoreWant black male role models in our schools? Hire them as teachers.
The Seattle Public Schools has a well documented “achievement gap.” That’s the striking difference in academic achievement between black male students (and other students of color) compared with their white counterparts. As of last year, SPS also has a five-year strategic plan to address the gap. But one crucial, and strikingly simple solution is not […]
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