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False accusations hurt male teachers
I am actually on the verge of becoming a teacher, having completed my M. Ed. program and reached the student teaching stage. My certification is pre-K — 6 and my goal is to teach upper elementary (3 – 5). I have worked off an on as a substitute teacher for several years, in between other […]
Read MoreMale teachers ‘vital role models’
Male primary school teachers are vital role models for boys, new research suggests. Almost half of men say that a male teacher has been a fundamental role model in their life, a survey commissioned by the Training and Development Agency (TDA) found. The poll of more than 800 men looked at the impact of male […]
Read MoreMenTeach – E-News – September 2008
1) Children benefit by having male teachers – read an interesting response 2) What is “male” culture? 3) New grant and loan forgiveness legislation 4) Are men in ECE really so special? 5) A plea for help: Policies against touch 6) The mistrusted male teacher – parental bias 7) It’s going GREAT! The experiences of […]
Read MoreGet your free DVD about men teachers…
A new DVD created by Men in Child Care in Scotland titled: See the Difference: A question of gender equality.
Read MoreIt’s not who, but how, boys are taught
A worried school principal stopped me in the hallway after I had given a talk on how boys were falling behind in school. The principal wanted to know the answer to a practical question. The search committee at her school had to make a choice between hiring a male teacher or a female teacher. The […]
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