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300 Male Teachers – A short video
Not sure if you have seen this hilarious video but I think it¹s powerful and well done. I posted it on our Men’s Org page. 300 Male Teachers
Read MoreWhy don’t more men teach kindergarten?
I neutered God in my family’s dinner prayer. It’s the same prayer I recited growing up as a Lutheran, but now that I’m raising two girls, I switched out the “father in heaven we thank thee” to “we thank thee.” I want my daughters to be grateful, but I don’t want to assign a gender […]
Read MoreFirst day of school for a male teacher
The hallways at Kingston Grade School are decorated with monkeys and a rainforest canopy. The elementary school’s back-to-school theme is “Wild about Learning,” fitting for the jungle that can be the first few days of school. The school definitely feels like a jungle for Cameron Davekos. Wednesday, Aug. 12, was not only the first day […]
Read MoreMen in Early Childhood: Fathers & Teachers
The inclusion of men in early childhood programs has garnered considerable attention over the years. This interest is due to three related trends: 1) the lack of men—usually fathers—in the lives of many of our young children, 2) the dearth of men in the early childhood field, and 3) an increased interest in father involvement […]
Read MoreIncreasingly, male teachers found at head of elementary class
Each weekday, students filing into Denver’s Ashley Elementary School come face to face with a relatively rare educational experience. They call it by name: Mr. Johnson. Mr. Heath. Mr. Walters. In all, eight of 18 instructors at the K-5 school are men, a proportion that far exceeds the statewide average of 15.6 percent of elementary […]
Read MoreBlack male teachers on rise
Young black males have a better chance of being taught by someone who looks like them now that the first two graduates of the College of Charleston’s Call Me MISTER program are teaching in area schools. And more are in training. Call Me MISTER is increasing the number of black male teachers in South Carolina […]
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