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Are male teachers the answer?
Career & Education shares with you this week the thoughts of Vivienne Turnbull concerning the value of male teachers in the classroom and how Jamaica could, potentially, attract more men to help educate and mentor the island’s boys. Turnbull is an image and communications consultant. WHEN I attended high school and college, there was no […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – January 2009
1) Listen to MenTeach on national radio 2) Are there more men going to school to be teachers 3) A man who loves teaching 4) Primary principals seek more real men 5) In Australia – women principals outnumber men 6) Men helping children during disasters 7) American Federation of Teachers reports about male teachers 8) […]
Read MoreMr. Rogers firmly believed men should teach
Most readers will not recognize the name Fred Rogers. Mention “Mister Rogers, ” however, and most will immediately recognize a personality who has probably influenced more lives than have several presidents combined. “Mister Rogers’ Neighborhood” is the longest-running children’s program on public television. Rogers spoke at the Yale University Child Development Center, New Haven, Comecticut, […]
Read MoreThe Men as Role Models Argument: A Case for Researching Children’s Views
Abstract: The theory that male teachers provide positive role models that can counter any negative male role models and compensate for the absence of men in children’s lives is considered in this paper. The review is positioned in the European context where there have been consistent calls over the years for an increase in the […]
Read MoreCareer Perspectives of Male Students in Early Childhood Education
While, in some professions, the gender balance seems to be changing in the direction of equality, the participation of males in early childhood education has not expanded because of stereotypical perceptions of this occupation, low salaries and status, and fear of being accused of sexual abuse. Males may make important contributions to the field of […]
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