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The Manliness of Education Reform
The contemporary education reform movement is pushing hard the narrative that teaching is a venerable and rewarding profession. Within that, I’ve noticed a bit of a trend lately: education reform, with reference to classroom teaching specifically, is home to a new kind of “muscular pedagogue.” Take, for example, the Department of Education’s recent initiative to […]
Read MoreHelp with a conference presentation
“I am presenting in a couple weeks at our state conference and my topic is “Open forum: Understanding the Male ECE Teacher.” I am hoping to get a lot of questions and discussion to help create future presentations. I attend men in Early Childhood Education sessions when they are offered at conferences and I feel […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2013
MenTeach E-News March 2013 1) Male Teachers wanted to hire to teach 2) More men needed to work in childcare industry for balance 3) New Zealand: Primary School is a time to change a child’s life 4) Organizing Men in Early Childhood Education in Illinois 5) Why There Is A Shortage Of Male Teachers In […]
Read MoreI want to do something!
MenTeach gets e-mails from many men and women who want to contribute to the work the we do. For example: I’m a 3rd grade teacher at the University of X, a K-12 public institution connected to the university and more specifically its College of Education. I’ve read through the MenTeach site and some of the […]
Read MoreI want to teach
MenTeach MenTeach: We get numerous e-mails from men who want to teach. For example: “I am a male interested in becoming an elementary school special education teacher. The main thing holding me back is a fear that I will not be able to find a job due to gender discrimination. In your experience, do men […]
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