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Our schools need more male teachers
In recent years, education experts have converged on one big idea: Teachers matter. Studies show that years of good teaching can set a student on a good path, while years of bad teaching can do the opposite. Yet only a fraction of our teachers are the best and the brightest of their generation. According to […]
Read MoreCreating future-minded African American men
Of all the projects he completed in the Hearts and Minds program this spring, Roman Putman Jr. is most proud of his “future board.” The shy, well-spoken Fairfield boy, 8, spent hours scanning the pages of magazines for symbols, words or pictures that represent what he wants to do with his life: Become a doctor. […]
Read More50 per cent more males in teaching
According to the BBC, a report funded by the Department for Education (DfE) has suggested that men are not only increasing their presence in the education sector, but are doing so at five times the rate of women. Changes focused on Primary Schools The results of the report, carried out by The Teaching Agency (TTA), […]
Read MoreMichigan Man finds satisfaction teaching overseas
Kevin Hodges has a career that, quite literally, could take him around the world before he’s done. “It’s unbelievable,” said Hodges, a 1983 Battle Creek Central High grad who waded through his share of uncertainty and frustration before settling on a job that, at least in the United States, is beset by instability and layoffs. […]
Read MoreMale Teacher blazes a new trail in China
Children in the brand new Haoertong Kindergarten like to boast to their peers at other kindergartens: “Our principal is a handsome uncle.” Zhu Jun, the first male graduate of preschool education studies in Shanghai, is now the city’s first male kindergarten principal with a professional educational background. After seven years of teaching in kindergartens, Zhu, […]
Read MoreMen in elementary classrooms in New Hampshire
When Jerry Parr of Londonderry was 3 years old, he knew what he wanted to be when he grew up. But when he was in college, he had a moment of doubt. Remembering his own preschool teacher, he worried, “Will I play the piano and sing well enough to engage my students? Will my drawing […]
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