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Report from Working Forum Men in Early Childhood Education
It’s been great to meet for the first time as a Leadership Team in person. The topics have been good – a lot of logistics about how to make our global network sustainable. There are so many things happening all over the world and of course it doesn’t hurt that we are meeting in Hawai’i. […]
Read MoreFirst World Conference for Men in Early Childhood Education
I’ve arrived in Honolulu, HI for the first World Conference for men in early childhood education. It’s been over five years in the planning and it’s amazing to think it will be happening starting on Tuesday. A group of us are meeting Monday and Tuesday to go over the agenda but also to strategize about […]
Read MoreMid-career males turn to teaching in greater numbers
The prospect of having more fun on the job and better work-life balance – despite the drop in pay – has been enough to motivate several men with well-paid professional careers to throw caution to the wind and go teaching. A quarter of this year’s post-graduate primary teaching diploma graduates at the University’s Auckland campus […]
Read MoreGirls vs. Boys
Are girls really out pacing boys in education? I spend at least eight hours a day promoting science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) careers to young women. My office puts on programs and workshops to help college students understand what they can do with their biology degree besides teach high school or go into medical […]
Read MoreMen in Canton classrooms at all-time low
There’s only one male teacher at Massillon’s Whittier School near Canton, something experts say is part of national trend. According to the National Education Association, the number of male teachers in the U.S. is at an all time low…and sinking. Nationwide, only 1 in 4 teachers is a man, and at the elementary level, its […]
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