Editorials
Videos of Male Teachers from all over the World
MenTeach.org: Our work has exploded because of the internet. More and more men can reach out and hear from other men. In particular you can see other men and women videotaping and then posting interviews of men teaching. It’s hopeful and inspiring – it helps to mitigate one of the biggest obstacles for men entering […]
Read MoreWorld Forum gathering of men teachers
We’re attending the 2011 World Forum Conference in Hawai’i where there is a large network of men and women that want more men to teach. It’s been an interesting gathering. I’ve realized that we have really moved a long way from when I first began working on this efforts. I see a depth of knowledge […]
Read MoreNew Book About Male Teachers: Go Where You Belong
A new book by Lemuel W. Watson and C. Sheldon Woods, Go Where You Belong: Male Teachers as Cultural Workers in the Lives of Children, Families, and Communities is available. “The purpose of this book is to continue the dialogue about the importance of men in the lives of young children and the teaching profession. This book […]
Read MoreOpinion: We Need More Black Male Teachers
U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is on a mission: He wants to tour several historically black colleges and speak directly with African-American male students about teaching in the nation’s public schools. It’s a bold and unprecedented initiative – and comes at a critical time for black America. Consider this: Only 1.7 percent of the […]
Read MoreMr. “Magg” talks about Washington Post blog
Washington Post education blogger Valerie Strauss featured my article, “We Need More Men Teaching our Kids,” on her daily blog, The Answer Sheet. This is way cool! In a piece called “Do We Need More Male Teachers?” she wrote, “If you believe, as I do, that teaching (and teaching well) is as important a job as any, […]
Read MoreThe End of the Male Teacher: Seniority Rules
More lucrative occupations, cutbacks in salaries, fear of harassment charges, and possible parent bias against them are driving men from the K-12 teaching field. But the unseen culprit in this demise could be seniority. As men retire or leave the profession their replacements may well be female elementary school teachers who have maintained their high […]
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