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City boys’ schools happy with male teacher numbers
The principals of two Hamilton boys’ schools are happy with their male staff numbers, and will not consider in-house training to encourage more men into the profession. Nelson College principal Gary O’Shea is so worried by the shortage of male teachers he has suggested an in-school teacher-training facility at the college. It would give a […]
Read MoreMen-only teacher training planned
A proposed men-only teacher training facility in Nelson could avoid discrimination rules if it proved boys had been disadvantaged in the past, the Human Rights Commission says. The principal of prestigious boy’s school Nelson College is so worried about the male teacher shortage he has suggested starting an in-house teacher training facility, the Press newspaper […]
Read MoreNelson College head wants to train male teachers
Nelson College headmaster Gary O’Shea is so concerned about the lack of quality male teachers he is looking at establishing an in-school teacher training college. He says it’s getting harder to find good male teachers because the profession is becoming so “feminised”. His idea, which is yet to go before the board of trustees, would […]
Read MoreMale Teaching Ranks Dwindling: Survey
A survey found that eight out of ten Seoul-based elementary school teachers are women. It also reported that some elementary schools have no male teacher. The Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education said yesterday that the number of female teachers stood at 22,414 or 82.3 percent out of 27,219 elementary school teachers last year. By school, […]
Read MoreOntario Television panel discussion talking about men teachers
Watch the video panel discussion about men teaching and read the follow-up controversial comments at: Onatrio Televsion.
Read MoreThe 2006 HAEYC Men in Education Network (M.E.N.) Retreat
It had only been a day since our 2006 Hawaii Association for the Education of Young Children (HAEYC) Men in Education Network (M.E.N.) retreat in collaboration with MenTeach.org, when I realized my memory was failing. Not for what I could not recall, but for the remarkable wealth of images, feelings, stories, and ideas coursing through my mind. […]
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