Submitted by Rose (not verified) on May 1, 2008 - 14:17.
I feel lucky to have had male teachers my 4th, 5th and 6th grade year. I remember those teachers fondly and felt like I was taught well. It sounds like this experience is not the norm. I think it is just as important for girls to have male teacher role models as it is for boys.
Now my family lives in a small rural town where the K-3 school has no males in it at all--the principal is female too. I wish my five sons could see a man teacher in their primary years. I'm sure more males don't go into teaching because they don't see other men in those positions.
Male teacher role models
Submitted by Rose (not verified) on May 1, 2008 - 14:17.
I feel lucky to have had male teachers my 4th, 5th and 6th grade year. I remember those teachers fondly and felt like I was taught well. It sounds like this experience is not the norm. I think it is just as important for girls to have male teacher role models as it is for boys.
Now my family lives in a small rural town where the K-3 school has no males in it at all--the principal is female too. I wish my five sons could see a man teacher in their primary years. I'm sure more males don't go into teaching because they don't see other men in those positions.