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Using the pronoun “he” for teacher
I have a male student in a curriculum development class. One of the class assignments was to evaluate a child’s portfolio. The child was identified as “Chase” but no teacher name or identity was given. I was just reading this male’s student’s evaluation, and throughout his narrative, he referred to the teacher as “he.” I’ve […]
Read MoreNew Research – Male Elementary Teachers: Myths and Realities
I have completed a doctoral dissertation entitled Male Elementary Teachers: Myths and Realities. It will be available from Proquest/UMI in the next two or three months. If you want more information, please feel free to contact me. You can read the Abstract in the FORUM.
Read MoreKohanga reo [New Zealand Maori Schools] show way in bringing men back
Maori are showing how New Zealand can improve its dire shortage of male teachers in early childhood education, says a world authority. Less than 1 per cent of New Zealand’s teachers in early childcare centres are men, one of the lowest rates in the world, says Jan Peeters, co-ordinator of the Resource and Training Centre […]
Read MoreAlways Dreamed of Being a Teacher
I came across your website as I was researching how to start my new “second” career in life and that is to FINALLY become an elementary school teacher. I’ve always wanted to teach. I’ve spent my entire adult career teaching adults as a corporate trainer for some large companies in the U.S. and internationally as […]
Read MoreBe a television Star!
I have a contact with KCET that is looking for family child care providers to be part of a nation-wide early care and education show that has been successful in california… you can nominate a Family Child Care provider from your community, it is no longer limited to california! I wanted to put it out […]
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