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Students explore urban teaching – young men teach
Marquise Cottman knows he wants to become a teacher, but not just anywhere. His dream is to help students who have to overcome the challenges of growing up in an inner-city neighborhood, like the one he was raised in just blocks from Temple University in North Philadelphia. Cottman, 17, took his first step on that […]
Read MoreBetrayal of boys: A new report says white boys need father figures at school. But the male education crisis is far more complex
Any parent will recognise Peter Smith’s assessment of the boys he teaches at Hampton School in south-west London: ‘Boys are like greyhounds. They love the chase and the race, and they don’t care if the prize is a fake rabbit.’ Mr Smith had invited me into one of his English classes at this single-sex private […]
Read MoreChildcare: the last gender barrier to break
It’s a woman’s world, to misquote the famous song. While gender barriers are being broken down in almost all walks of life, attitudes about childcare have not been so quick to follow. All too often eyebrows are still raised when men choose to make a career working with and nurturing children, but there are signs […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News
August 2008 1) Join the Northeast USA mailing list or start your own 2) Pose with someone and we’ll post your photo 3) A summer program that successfully recruits young men 4) Men on a Mission: Valuing Youth Work in Our Communities 5) The ongoing cartoon debate – offensive or lack of sense of humor? […]
Read MoreNew grant and loan forgiveness legislation
Final Higher Education Act includes Early Childhood Educator Provisions for loan forgiveness, compensation initiatives, and grants to states for professional development systems The House and Senate have passed the conference bill (H.R. 4137) for the reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, which now goes to the President for his signature. NAEYC worked closely with members […]
Read MoreTeacher & Nursing – a profession or a gender?
A few good men Male nurses defy stereotypes and discrimination to find satisfaction in a female-dominated profession Mark Buike, RN, feels at ease and confident as a male nurse. Buike, a Nurse II in the pediatrics ICU at Jackson Memorial Hospital in Miami, said that any door he has wanted to walk through has been […]
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