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Man Up’s purpose is to provide a talent pipeline of men of color who can be impactful in any school setting and will work relentlessly to ensure the success of all students. Man Up Teacher Fellows will have an opportunity to earn a Master’s of Education degree from Blue Mountain College or Relay Graduate School at no cost! Additionally, Man Up Teacher Fellows will earn an additional $5,000 per year in addition to their salary for up to three years!
Transforming the World through the Classroom
Why Man Up?
As the founder of Man Up, this movement reflects my personal life experiences. As an African American elementary teacher, I was often one of a handful of male teachers in the building. I was often assigned the most difficult students who were usually male students with behavior problems.
Often single mothers would request their son be placed in my classroom “because he needed a man in his life”. These requests were made without any knowledge of my effectiveness as a teacher but only with hopes that a positive male presence would somehow impact their sons’ lives.
There is little research supporting this claim; however, there is endless research on the positive impact of mentoring and also on the positive impact of knowledgeable teachers.