Men as Teachers
Wanted: Male Teachers
Posted October 31st, 2008 by Peter HenryI've talked about this before, but, at some point, you just have to keep pushing the issue out there and hope that people understand what's at stake.
Check out the latest data on how many teachers there are for early education and childcare across the United States. According to this survey, the number is less than 10%. That's somewhat amazing, isn't it?
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Posted February 22nd, 2008 by AnonymousThe inspiration for this group is the work of Brian Nelson of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Check out his site here.
The issue is this: women now make up over 75% of all teachers in the United States. Many of them are excellent educators who do a great job with young people.
But, is it possible that men provide a kind of guidance and role modeling--especially for young boys--that women teachers cannot? That is a tricky question, and I prefer not to pose it as an either/or situation. Suffice it to say that every individual teacher has different strengths and weaknesses, as does the possibility of effectiveness because of your gender.
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