The other minority: Male teachers make an impression

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2008-10-26 20:36

Story here. Excerpt:

'Caley is one of only four male teachers in his school. Of the district’s 354 elementary teachers, only 37 are men.

That might come as no surprise. Men have been the minority among teachers in this country since the 19th century.

But this is the 21st century, when men and women aren’t railroaded into traditional roles. Things should be changing, right?

On the contrary, the number of men teaching school is at a 40-year low, according to the National Education Association.'

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If you wanted a simple plan for destroying the cultural nurturing of masculinity, the disappearing of male teachers from K-12 (by creating a hostile, sexist climate for men), and simultaneously exiling fathers from their households (via divorce) - that would seem to be a pretty effective strategy.

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Submitted by Roy on Tue, 2008-10-28 01:16

That isn't happening! wait........ nm

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Submitted by Michael on Tue, 2008-10-28 08:20