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Why Men in Preschool Makes Sense
Recently, Lisa Guernsey at Early Ed Watch did a 5Qs Interview for Inside Pre-K. It is a series I have been doing mostly on authors writing about preschool. She was happy to do it but asked if, as part of a series at Early Ed Watch on Head Start, I would do one for her […]
Read MoreFalse allegations could be one reason men don’t teach
The number of men working in primary schools in Wales has reached its lowest level in nearly 10 years in Wales. It is thought one of the reasons for the decline could be fears about false allegations of abuse against children. One teaching union says it has dealt with more than 1,500 allegations against its […]
Read MoreRetired troops gain career in classrooms
The three years John Roberson spent as an Army drill sergeant were not enough to satisfy his itch to teach. “I often thought, ‘Well, if I enjoy this, being an instructor, I might enjoy being a schoolteacher at some point in my life,’” the retired sergeant major said. So after tours of duty in Europe, […]
Read MoreMale Call: Black Male Teachers are a Missing Ingredient
William Alexander was all ears at his mother’s home in Riverside during President Barack Obama’s back-to-school message to kids Tuesday. The Oakland elementary school teacher who was in the area attending a conference knows the importance of encouraging children to stay in school. In 2004 he became the first in his family to go to […]
Read MoreNeeded: More black male teachers in Florida
The Ketterlinus Elementary first-graders are typical 6- and 7-year-olds. A little giggly. A little antsy. And a lot chatty. Their teacher is anything but typical in this St. Augustine school. “You’d better tighten up,” Curtis Lewis, 27, tells a couple of boys getting a little too rambunctious. In a school that has only three male […]
Read MoreMen Work with Young Children
Eddie Murphy may have felt like a loser when his former boss in “Daddy Daycare” typecast daycare work as “wiping boogers for a living,” but it’s men like preschool assistant teacher Ryan Martin who’ve been left to defend themselves in the real world of childcare. Working in daycares since high school, Mr. Martin, 38, once […]
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