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More male elementary school teachers
It’s story time in Christopher Becker’s kindergarten classroom. Becker says having a man teach kindergarten is no tall tale. “They usually assume they’re going to get a female teacher until fourth or fifth grade. Whether it’s kindergarten or fifth grade, I think males in that role are extremely important. You don’t see a whole lot […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – August 2013
MenTeach E-News August 2013 1) Male teachers serving as role models at Rockford daycare centers 2) Teacher believes no job is more important than teaching 3) Men in the classroom: Back to the basics of primary 4) Program Puts Dads in Classroom 5) Azerbaijani women prevail over men in teaching 6) Women teachers on the […]
Read MoreMen act as great role models in nursery settings
Men in childcare are great roles models for children missing a father figure in their life, according to male nursery nurse Simon Austin. Simon is a nursery nurse at the Walton-le-Dale setting of Carr Manor nursery and represents one of only 3% of males within the early years sector. As the only male worker at […]
Read MoreShanghai’s male kindergarten principal is a class act
Zhu Jun’s first semester as a kindergarten principal has come to an end, leaving him feeling exhausted yet enlightened. “The semester was really rewarding, because I accumulated a great deal of experience. But I feel a bit tired,” the 29-year-old says. Zhu, who is Shanghai’s first male graduate of preschool education studies, has also become […]
Read MoreIreland: More men returning to primary teaching
That rare thing in primary education – a male teacher – will be more in evidence this morning as new junior infants and their classmates troop into school. There has been a persistent drift of men back into primary school teaching after decades of domination of the profession by women. Unfortunately this gender imbalance is […]
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