Introduction
Host: Charell G. Coleman
Podcast Name: Teacher Talk - The Ultimate Self-Care Podcast for Educators
Episode Name: Calling All Male Teachers
Guest: Roger Bertossi
Highlights
Male Educator Challenges in the Education System: Roger discusses the evolving landscape of male educators in the education system, highlighting the increased sensitivity compared to the past. Male teachers facing limitations in expressing their views and navigating political correctness. The shift in parenting styles and the impact on male educators.
How Male Educators Impact Student Learning: The positive impact male teachers have on students and how they offer different perspectives in the classroom. Students and parents' excitement about having male teachers and their different approach to teaching and support.
Self-Care for Males in Education: Roger talks about his self-care strategies, including running marathons in the past, but now finding other ways to cope with stress. The importance of promoting self-care initiatives in schools to support teachers' mental well-being.
Males and the Lack of Money in the Education Field: Roger shares his perspective on the common perception that teaching lacks financial rewards. Acknowledging that teachers may not be highly paid but emphasizing the other rewarding aspects of the profession.
Resources
Lack of male teachers: a problem for students or teachers?
Reducing the gender gap in early learning: Evidence from a field experiment in Norwegian preschools
The Impacts of Performance Pay on Teacher Effectiveness and Retention
Transcription
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Sponsor
This program is funded as a part of a $249,900 FY2022 Congressionally Funded Community Projects grant made to Mount Holyoke that provides 100% of the funding to support the Teaching for Our Moment project to equip educators with the tools and support they need for their own social and emotional wellness and to promote the social, emotional, and academic wellness of their students. The project includes both a one-day teacher conference and a six-month-long professional learning circle with mentorship for K-12 educators.