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Where the Guys Aren’t: Addressing the Lack of Gender Diversity in the Early Education Profession
Time & Date: 6 to 8 p.m. – Oct. 27, 2010 Location: Birth to Three Family Center, 15 Market St., Suite 4, Ipswich, MA 01938-2200 Workshop Description: Men are rare in early education and care settings. Women are the majority in the early childhood teaching workforce. Recent Massachusetts workforce development policy recommendations for the early childhood […]
Read MoreA good Kindergarten teacher is worth $320,000 a year
How much do your kindergarten teacher and classmates affect the rest of your life? Economists have generally thought that the answer was not much. Great teachers and early childhood programs can have a big short-term effect. But the impact tends to fade. By junior high and high school, children who had excellent early schooling do […]
Read More1 in 4 primary schools has no male teachers
Almost one million primary school pupils are taught in schools without a male teacher – fuelling concern for the performance of boys in the classroom. Headteachers argue that the lack of male role models, particularly for boys from single-parent homes brought up by just their mother, can send a signal to boys about the importance […]
Read MoreDwindling number of Malaysian male teachers in school comes as no surprise.
Recently, a young teacher friend of mine, mentioned her brother’s wish to be a teacher. Having seen his sister’s wonderful involvement with her students, it dawned on him that teaching would be a good career. Yet, the advice given by my friend to her sibling was nonetheless a reality that has to faced: “I don’t […]
Read MoreGender gap among teachers: Where are the men?
For two years, Chezare Warren taught math at a middle school on Chicago’s Southwest Side, weathering the kinds of situations that keep so many men from pursuing teaching careers at elementary and secondary schools. There were the usual jokes from friends about his low pay and cushy workday. There were the awkward moments with women […]
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