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Understanding the role of male elementary school teachers
Understanding the role of male elementary school teachers in the social development of children raised by single mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. This is a phenomenological study exploring the role male elementary school teachers have in the social development of children raised by single-mothers in the Jewish community of Montreal, Canada. This […]
Read MoreSchools need best, diverse teachers
After changing careers in 2003 to become a teacher, I believed what a lot of people said about finding a job as a teacher in grades K-5. People said that there was a teacher’s shortage and with a teaching staff at any elementary school averaging more than 92 percent female, a man with a teaching […]
Read MoreChildren need male role models in the classroom
Scottish men are beings urged to take on key jobs with young children, such as nursery and primary school teachers – roles they avoid for fear of being suspected as paedophiles. The Scottish Government wants more men to get involved in early years education in order to provide male role models, which are lacking in […]
Read MoreStephen Colbert suggests men work in child care
Stephen Colbert has a television show on Comedy Central. In this epsidoe he proposes that unemployed men should be hired to work in child care. Although it’s a satirical comment – we think his right – men should work in child care. An excerpted video clip from Stephen Colbert It’s towards the end of this […]
Read MoreCall Me MISTER Creates More Black Male Teachers
Lenny Macklin made it to 10th grade before having a teacher who looked like him — an African-American male. Gregory Georges graduated from high school without ever being taught by a black man. Only about 2 percent of teachers nationwide are African-American men. But experts say that needs to change if educators expect to reduce […]
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