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A few good men
Mario Cornejo knows how to juggle. He spends a recent afternoon wrapping a green paper sombrero together with tape for 4-year-old Anthony Moreno. He gently pulls aside Edy Solares to remind him how to handle scissors while walking. He sings and dances to his ABC’s while two dozen preschoolers at William Anderson Elementary School in […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – March 2009
1) Tips for dealing with false accusations [MenTeach: Last month there were two incorrect links. They are correct now.] 2) Have you ever experienced a negative reaction from a parent about being gay? 3) Where are all the men? A parent’s perspective 4) One man says ‘yes’ to teaching, another says ‘no’ – what do […]
Read MoreIt’s elementary: Male teachers rare – Primary school is still mainly a woman’s world
When third-grade teacher Andrew Bean wanders by female colleagues who have stopped to chat about a co-worker’s pregnancy, he’ll joke, “How ’bout those Seahawks?” “You’ve got to have a sense of humor about it,” said Bean, the only male classroom teacher at Fairmount Park Elementary in West Seattle. He doesn’t really mind being a man […]
Read MoreSeoul, Korea pushing for male teacher quota
The educational authorities in Seoul are pushing for a gender quota system for elementary and secondary school teachers in a bid to prevent women from dominating the profession, officials said Wednesday. Female teachers account for 83 percent of the teaching staff at elementary schools in Seoul, according to the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education that […]
Read MoreResearch Survey about male teachers
My name is Richard Patterson. I am currently a Graduate Student of The University of North Dakota. To fulfill the requirements of my course work I am conducting a research study to identify perceptions and barriers that male educators working in early childhood education face. You are being invited to participate in a research study […]
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