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‘Paedophile hysteria’ is putting men off teaching says Boris Johnson
Men are being scared away from joining the teaching profession by a wave of “paedophile hysteria”, a leading Tory has warned. Boris Johnson said school staffrooms are increasingly dominated by female teachers because men are afraid of attracting false child abuse allegations. He spoke out after figures revealed women now outnumber men by 13 to […]
Read MoreMaking a difference – Male teachers, though scarce, offer unique perspective
If you’re a man majoring in elementary education at Northern State University, you’re not alone – but you’re definitely in the minority. NSU seniors Craig Nelson and Basil Knebel said they each had about two other men in some of their education courses. Knebel, an early childhood education minor, said he was often the only […]
Read MoreWebsite in Norway
Hi folks, In 1993 – together with some kindergarten teacher-friends of mine – we did set up a website: Men In Childcare (menn i barnehagen). For many years we were pretty much alone in our field in Europe. Eventually a similar site emerged – in New Zealand – and then in Scotland. Sadly – The […]
Read MorePBS television show “Man in a Child’s Life”
Hello Everyone, My name is Moises Roman, I work for the PBS affiliate in Los Angeles, KCET. We are working on two shows for PBS that are a talk show format with an activity segment at the end related to the topic of the day. This is a daily show that is aimed at informal […]
Read MoreResearch Grant Recruiting & Retaining Male Teachers in Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS)
Patrick Cuneo I am contacting you as part of a grant I recently received from the Southern Association of Independent Schools (SAIS). The project deals with recruiting and retaining highly qualified male and/or minority faculty members at the Lower School level (I’ve included an abstract below), and I feel that you could offer some valuable […]
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