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Traditionally, most teachers and teacher education students have been women. However, an increasing number of male college students are enrolling in teacher education classes and choosing education as a major. Some teacher education departments are now seeing graduating classes where men are actually the majority. One organization focused on this issue is MenTeach.org, a non-profit dedicated to increasing the number of men in the field of education. Founded by Bryan Nelson in 1979, they offer numerous free online resources for teachers,…

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