Editorials
Why recruiting more men of color isn’t enough to solve our teacher diversity problem
A few months ago, I helped teach a lesson about gender assumptions in the workforce. My students brainstormed a whole list of male-associated jobs: construction worker, bus driver, engineer. Not one suggested teacher. It didn’t matter if the classroom was predominantly female, male, freshmen, upperclassmen. The answer always implied the same: I, a black man, […]
Read MoreChange: From acceptance to serenity
Change…it is inevitable and constant. In fact, “There is nothing permanent except change” (Heraclitus). Sometimes changes are welcome and yet at other times, change leaves me struggling with acceptance. In light of the recent Democratic and Republican conventions, the word acceptance could be heard in the given speeches. The meaning of the word acceptance was […]
Read MorePride and Passion – Men Teachers Graduating
[MenTeach: Dr. Jill has been working to increase and retain men in her education program.] The month of May evokes in me a sense of pride and a renewed passion for the profession of teaching. Perhaps it is due in part to the end of the year activities, or the pomp and circumstance of graduation, […]
Read MoreWhy let the facts get in the way of a good story? Women will always be blamed for boys’ underachievement
Society piles up all its ills at their door — and then buggers off on a cheap holiday in term time. And female teachers, it seems, are the devil’s work. A report published by the Higher Education Policy Institute last week came with the grim warning that girls born this year would be 75 per […]
Read MoreA Letter To My Most Influential Teacher
Graduation season is underway across the United States. Tears are shed, tassels are switched, and caps are thrown. Having graduated college myself a few days ago, I was prompted to reflect upon some of the most important people in my life – teachers. In particular, I chose to write a letter to one Mr. Cedric […]
Read MoreEditorial: No Boyz Allowed
[MenTeach: Dr. Jill has been working to increase and retain men in her education program.] In my family, I have five sisters and two brothers. Growing up, there were many times that we would exclude our brothers from our play and enjoyed making signs which read, “no boyz allowed’. That same mantra followed throughout my […]
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