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World Forum – Men in Early Childhood Education Global Gathering
Join us for a world of ideas on caring for the children of the world! The World Forum Leadership team for Men in Early Childhood Education is delighted to announce the gathering of men and women from all over the world to attend the 2011 World Forum on Early Care and Education: Honolulu, Hawaii May […]
Read MoreWhat If We Treated Doctors The Way We Treat Teachers?
A good friend and colleague who is now in Chicago first gifted me with this parable. It’s been in my thoughts lately as my wife pursues her medical degree. In fact, she and I have talked about this at length, and when making comparisons between how physicians and teachers are treated, she is just as […]
Read MoreState Government wants more male teachers in classrooms as role models
The State Government wants more male teachers in classrooms amid concern many boys are lacking role models. Only one in five state primary school teachers is male, but new figures show the tide may be turning. Education Minister Bronwyn Pike said that men were responding to special programs to recruit teachers. “Male teachers are crucial […]
Read MoreSouth Korea: A quota of men in teaching
The educational bureau of the city of Seoul push for a quota system to guarantee a certain number of male teachers in primary and secondary schools in an attempt to prevent women dominate the profession, it was learned official sources, Wednesday, March 26, 2008. In the Korean capital, women represent 83% of primary school teachers, […]
Read MoreHelping students go from ‘Boys 2 Men’
Sixth-grader Elijah Brown’s blue dress shirt bagged out over his beltless khakis inside the cafeteria at Forest Heights Elementary School. The loose look may have been a style choice, but it also was clear that Elijah had some room to grow into those dress clothes. Elijah was dressed up for the third annual “Boys 2 […]
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