Editorials
Male Teacher Levels Hit 40-Year Low; NY Elementary Teachers Only 9% Male
Ernst Lamothe Jr. of the Rochester Democrat & Chronicle reports that the number of male teachers nationwide has hit a 40-year low and that the number of male teachers in New York State elementary schools has halved in about 25 years: Men make up less than 10 percent of elementary school teachers nationwide, and the total number […]
Read MoreEditorial – Changing education to meet the needs of a future workforce
A report from the New Commission on the Skills of the American Workforce called “Tough Choices or Tough Times,” out of the National Center on Education and the Economy offers several major changes. End high school earlier for most students. Expect most 10th graders to pass new state exams that would let them leave high school and enter […]
Read MoreIf a woman can drive a tank in Baghdad, why can’t a man change a diaper in Boston?
[Note: This is a letter from Kitt Cox, Program Coordinator for Birth to Three in Massachusetts to the Diversity Officer in Masschusetts.] I’m writing to you to express concerns I hold regarding the diversity of the Massachusetts early education and care (EEC) workforce. After previous experience in California and Vermont, I came to Massachusetts and […]
Read MoreOur Voice, “More Black Male Teachers Needed”
Little Billy and Suzy attend kindergarten at the local elementary school. They don’t have very many male teachers around to give them a different perspective on the world, but at least they have Ms. Purpinski. In fact, little Suzy and Ms. Purpinski have something in common – they both have blonde hair and love to […]
Read MoreWe shouldn’t have to make men feel guilty about working with children
Now, more than ever before, men are hesitant to enter the teaching profession because they fear others will view them as potential pedophiles. “We get so hysterical about the slightest suggestion of contact between male teachers and their charges . . . that men are reluctant to teach at the elementary school level,” suggests Boris […]
Read MoreEditorial – Why become a teacher?
We read about new graduates trying to find a job as a teacher. They often are frustrated that, after four years (and sometimes more) of teacher education and loans to repay, they cannot find a teaching job. One of the biggest challenges is that people often do not want to relocate. We can understand this […]
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