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Teacher’s Day: Sir is not in class in India
If I am your class teacher, I know everything about you. I am supposed to,” says Tathagata Dutta. Only minutes ago, the 31-year-old English teacher at The Shri Ram School, Gurgaon, had given a quick demonstration of those skills. Walking past a student in her football jersey, he had softly asked: “So, whom did you […]
Read MoreConcern for vulnerable children as proportion of male teachers drops in Australia
Men are becoming a token presence in our children’s schools. In 2016 fewer than one in five primary school teachers were men and if the current rate of decline continues male teachers will be extinct by 2050. Tim Clark taught English and media in Melbourne for three years immediately after leaving university. After a break […]
Read MoreDefying assumptions but teaching with passion in India
The concept that “Kindergarten teachers are always female” is a gender stereotype that a young male teacher at The Maple Tree School, Dimapur has defied. Imnawapang Changkiri has been working as a full-time kindergarten teacher for five years. This young man has earned the love and admiration of many people over the years. He shared […]
Read MoreMale teachers still the minority in Western Australian schools
Julian Hofsink didn’t think twice about his gender when he applied to study a Bachelor of Secondary Education at the University of Canberra. But the second-year student will be in the minority should he work in ACT schools once he finishes his degree. The number of men teaching in Canberra schools has hovered around 22 […]
Read MoreMinister of Trinidad encourages men to become caregivers
Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister (Gender and Child Affairs) Ayanna Webster-Roy says men will be targeted for participation in the next cycle of the Caregivers Training Programme offered by the ministry. She made the comment as 31 participants in the latest programme received their certificates during a closing ceremony at […]
Read MoreUniversities aim to increase Emirati interest in teaching programmes
If recent enrolment data from two of the country’s two federal universities is any indication, Emirati men have very little to no interest in becoming schoolteachers. Not one male student enrolled for Zayed University’s Bachelor of Science in Education programme last year, while just 11 signed up to study at the United Arab Emirates University’s […]
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