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Mid-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 […]
Read MoreLooking Elsewhere
[MenTeach: We like to read what is out there and found this teacher’s comments. Do you have any thoughts about his situation? Is it similar to your situation?] Although the position is available to me, I probably won’t work at Kennedy High School next year. There is the appeal of more money and continued growth […]
Read MoreOnly Small Fraction Of Teachers Are Men
The National Education Association said men make up only 25 percent of teachers nationwide. But those numbers dwindle further at the elementary level, where 91 percent of teachers are women. But why are there so few men in our classrooms? Tyler Shannon teaches fourth grade in the Liberty School District. “I wanted to get into […]
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