Submitted by Beth (not verified) on March 21, 2008 - 17:23.
Lindsey,
I agree that our students need to see teachers of different ethnicities teaching them. In our school system, there is much diversity among the students but not as much among the teaching staff. Even though I believe are system is basically a good climate for this diversity, children of many cultures would benefit from seeing teachers who share some of their heritage.
I also believe that it would be beneficial to boys to have more male teachers. In this day and age where there are so many single parents, many children do not have a positive male role model. The problem as I see it are that teaching, having lower pay, does not draw as many talented men into the profession. In order to encourage men to join the ranks of teachers, teachers would need to have a competitive wage with other professionals.
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Submitted by Beth (not verified) on March 21, 2008 - 17:23.
Lindsey,
I agree that our students need to see teachers of different ethnicities teaching them. In our school system, there is much diversity among the students but not as much among the teaching staff. Even though I believe are system is basically a good climate for this diversity, children of many cultures would benefit from seeing teachers who share some of their heritage.
I also believe that it would be beneficial to boys to have more male teachers. In this day and age where there are so many single parents, many children do not have a positive male role model. The problem as I see it are that teaching, having lower pay, does not draw as many talented men into the profession. In order to encourage men to join the ranks of teachers, teachers would need to have a competitive wage with other professionals.