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Universities aim to increase Emirati interest in teaching programmes
If recent enrolment data from two of the country’s two federal universities is any indication, Emirati men have very little to no interest in becoming schoolteachers. Not one male student enrolled for Zayed University’s Bachelor of Science in Education programme last year, while just 11 signed up to study at the United Arab Emirates University’s […]
Read MoreA New Orleans summer teaching fellowship is wooing young black teachers
Yawns and sleepy stretches punctuated the silence as Brandon Mercadel’s third-graders rooted around their desks for “The Buried Bones Mystery,” the subject of today’s lesson about text evidence. “You guys must have had an amazing Father’s Day weekend,” said Mercadel, smiling. “You are so tired!” One student laid his head on his desk and slipped […]
Read MoreA Scholarship for African American Men – Mwalimu Men
I’ve recently started a scholarship fund to help increase the African-American, male grad-school teaching population in the USA. The nonprofit is called Mwalimu Men Inc, and we will be giving out one $2,000 scholarship this year. I’m writing because I need help finding men who would be interested in applying. We’re accepting application from all […]
Read MoreMale teacher shortage affects boys who need role models
For 35 years, Len Saunders has been teaching physical education to elementary school children in Montville, N.J. Personally, he knows how important a strong male role model can be and hopes he is that for his students. His own father died just months before he was born, so he depended on uncles, coaches and other […]
Read MoreChinese government offers free training to men who want to be preschool teachers
Chongqing will fund the training of 77 male nursery teachers to address the gender imbalance in the municipality’s kindergartens. According to a government notice released on April 21, the 77 candidates will receive five years of free training and be given a cash allowance during this period, news portal cqbntv.cn reported Wednesday. According to the […]
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