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Voices: Chuck Dutchin – Teacher
Name: Chuck Dutchin Age: 36 Occupation: Kindergarten teacher, Southern Bluffs Elementary School Years in La Crosse area: Born and raised Ethnicity: East Indian (mother’s ancestors from Holland and India; father’s from India) Q: The La Crosse School District names you as the one black teacher among 640 teachers in the district. How do you identify […]
Read MoreSeeking gender balance in university studies
Jason Bauman doesn’t fit the stereotype of a nurse. His nursing program at Winona State University is 90 percent female. But Bauman is just the kind of student educators are looking for. Women account for six out of 10 students at most U.S. universities, but even though women dominate colleges across the country, many undergraduates […]
Read MoreWhat teachers make – A story being sent around the internet
The dinner guests were sitting around the table discussing life. One man, a CEO, decided to explain the problem with education. He argued, “What’s a kid going to learn from someone who decided his best option in life was to become a teacher?” He reminded the other dinner guests what they say about teachers: Those […]
Read MoreFinding a job through job fairs
Job fairs are popping up everywhere. I don’t know anybody who enjoys job fairs. Nor do I know anybody hired by a school after attending one. Job fairs are like playing the lottery — you can’t win if you don’t play. And the odds of getting hired after attending a teacher job fair are […]
Read MoreWhere are minority male teachers?
YOU COULD always tell when the VIPS were on campus. They drove newer cars, wore softer clothes. It was easy to spot them among the denim-clad, recent high-school grads who made up most of the male student population on Temple’s main campus in the ’70s. Veterans in Public Service or Veterans in Public Schools, to […]
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