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MenTeach – E-News – August 2009
MenTeach E-News August 2009 1) Public mixed on gender roles in jobs; 7% prefer male elementary school teachers 2) Why boys fail 3) Additional movies about male teachers suggested by readers 4) New places to order the new DVD about male teachers – Expect male involvement 5) Write your story for a new book 6) […]
Read MoreMen Work with Young Children
Eddie Murphy may have felt like a loser when his former boss in “Daddy Daycare” typecast daycare work as “wiping boogers for a living,” but it’s men like preschool assistant teacher Ryan Martin who’ve been left to defend themselves in the real world of childcare. Working in daycares since high school, Mr. Martin, 38, once […]
Read MoreMale Student Needs Help: How To Win Respect?
Hello! I’m a male going into Elementary Education! I had begun my student teaching last fall and had a very bad experience with a college evaluator who was very critical and unsupportive of my work. My evaluator treated me unfairly it seemed compared to the rest of the female student teachers whom she was in […]
Read More200 Free Scholarships For Minorities
This 200 Free Scholarship List is created by Black Excel. They have featured over 1,000+ scholarships at their website. Remember that most groups provide scholarships on an annual basis, so don’t stress yourself over any one particular deadline. Students are advised to target “good” scholarship sources…and apply every year. In the Black Excel African American […]
Read MoreThe few, the beloved, the male elementary teachers
Twenty fourth-graders sit on the edge of their seats, their wide eyes focused on the man in the center of the room. “Can anyone read my mind?” the man asks. “What else do we need to do when we walk in the hallway?” “Don’t touch anyone!” one ponytailed girl yelled. “That’s right,” the man says, […]
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