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Why do Black male teachers leave the profession?
This question is in response to the July 4th Washington Post article concerning the relative absence of Black male teachers in our classrooms–only representing 2% in the nation, 8.3% in the District of Columbia, 4.3% in Maryland and 2.6% in Virginia. According to the article, while 30% of teachers leave before retirement, 50% of Black males decide […]
Read MoreAfrican-American male teachers try to be role models
At a church service Sunday to honor African-American male teachers, the talk turned to the mentors who had made a difference in the lives of some black educators. For George Maxey, the new principal at Raines High School, it was John Fox, a white teacher who inspired him in third grade, when Maxey lived in […]
Read MorePhilly School Chief: Need for Black Male Teachers ‘Overdue’
Local School Superintendent Arlene Ackerman launched a publicity blitz this week as she continued to joust with teachers heading into contract negotiations. The disagreement stems from Ackerman’s plan to reform the district often in ways that butt up against long-standing traditions and union rules that Ackerman said were peculiar to Philadelphia. Ackerman laid out her […]
Read MoreBe a star! Looking for a man for a new television show
MenTeach gets many e-mails from the media asking for help finding men. Here’s one I thought some of you might be interested in or know someone who is. It’s for a television show in the United States but I asked the producer if the person they are looking for can be from outside the USA […]
Read MoreCall Me MISTER Creates More Black Male Teachers
Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man. Only about 2 percent of teachers nationwide are African-American men. But experts say that needs to change if educators expect to reduce […]
Read MoreMen as Child Care Providers
When you think of a child care professional, do you ever picture a man? In her New York Time parenting blog the “Motherlode”, Lisa Belkin discusses her surprise when she found that several men had applied for a “childcare” position she had advertised for at her home. You can read the entry here. Since reading Lisa’s blog, […]
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