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200 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, […]
Read MoreHundreds of ties means teacher doesn’t wear same one twice all school year
Don McAllister changes ties like some people change shoes. Ghost ties come out in October. December brings ties with Santa and snowmen. “I probably have about 30 Christmas ties,” he said. McAllister didn’t start out as a tie wearer. “It really happened when I started teaching in the early ’80s. I probably owned four or […]
Read MoreWrite your story for a new book
TO: Male Educators FROM: Dr. Sheldon Woods, Associate Professor, Northern Illinois University Dr. Lemuel W. Watson, Professor and Dean of Education, Northern Illinois University DATE: June 5, 2009 DEADLINE: September 15, 2009 SUBJECT: Invitation to contribute a Chapter to a Monograph about Men in the Lives of Children We are inviting you to contribute a […]
Read MoreAdditional movies about male teachers
I would like to add “Good Will Hunting” (1998) and “Finding Forrester” (2001) to your list of films portraying male teachers as role models. Perhaps a tad on the unorthodox side, both of these films deal with adolescents/young men ‘in trouble’ who happen to stumble across older males, also ‘in trouble’, who take on an […]
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