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Being a male teacher was my dream – until I was falsely accused
My day started like any other. I got up early and had breakfast. My girlfriend, who is now my wife, drove me to work. It was a beautiful, sunny day at the daycare centre where I worked, and the children were running around outside burning off energy after weeks of terrible weather. Sunny days in […]
Read MoreWhy we need more men to become primary teachers in the United Kingdom
As a 24-year-old Primary NQT, there is one thing that separates me from the vast majority of my colleagues: I’m a man. As of the last academic year, 85% of teachers working in primary and nursery settings are female. The average primary school or nursery with under nine full-time equivalent teaching staff, of which there […]
Read More‘Young Black Men [Should] See Black Men in Front of Them’ — This Detroit Teacher
I began teaching at 22. Back in my hometown of Detroit and fresh out of college, I thought I had all the answers. I believed students would instantly relate to me because of my knowledge, enthusiasm and youth. Ha! I soon learned that before I could effectively teach anything, I needed to better understand my […]
Read MoreMenTeach E-News – October 2017
MenTeach E-News October 2017 1) First experience important to new kindergarten teacher in 1977 2) 2nd Annual NorCal – Men and Child Care Conference “Advocacy to Action” 3) Wayne State University’s Morris Hood Scholars Program making inroads 4) Student Looking for a Speaker to Visit His Student Club 5) There’s a Stigma Around Men Teaching […]
Read MoreThoughts from the 2014 Inaugural Northern California Men and Child Care Conference
Close to 100 people were on hand at American River College for the Inaugural Northern California Men and Child Care (NorCal MaCC) Conference on Saturday, October 22nd. Inspired by a Men in Early Education Conference hosted by Redwood Empire Association for the Education of Young Children (Redwood Empire AEYC) in 2014 – the NorCal MaCC […]
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