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Research: Why female teachers predominate in France
In France, male teachers are disappearing, especially in kindergartens and primary schools, where they now make up less than 18%. The percentage of male teachers is slightly higher in junior and high schools. This has been a trend for at least 60 years and at national level, only 30.8% of staff in public education are […]
Read MoreOut Of 1,883 Teachers, 56 Black Males
In his 14 years as a New Haven public-school student, Harold Cooper has never had a black male teacher. He’s not alone. Harold, a 17-year-old Hillhouse High School senior, said he feels black male teachers can “relate more to the students.” He doesn’t know for sure, because in all of his schooling since pre-K, he […]
Read MoreWhere Are All the Caring Men?
For 25 years I worked as an artist in schools. Whilst doing this I was constantly being swamped, observed, followed and interrogated (in a nice way) by the children. At first I thought this was because I wasn’t a teacher, but I later realised it was also because I am a man. I am now […]
Read More‘Mannies’ On The Rise In New Trends for Child Care
Founder of ‘NYC Mannies’ says male babysitters do job just as well as a female nanny.
Read MoreBlack Male Teacher Stands For Aspiration, Support
I am one of the African American males who, according to The National Academy of Education, make up less than 2 percent of the nation’s public school teachers. It’s a statistic that came out just a few months after CNN reported that black male students have dramatically fewer black male teachers as role models compared […]
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