Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 3, 2008 - 21:15.
As as a female teacher that has been teaching for 10 years, I agree and disagree that male teachers are the answers. I believe that if the teacher is a great teacher then they will have a profound affect on any student, whether male of female. I worked at the elementary level for six years before moving up to middle school. The male teachers at the elementary level were superb. However, now that I have taught middle school for three years, I have to say that many of the male teachers are horrible. They have no classroom management and are unable to relate to the students (male and female). Many of my male students hate going to the male teachers classroom and prefer to stay in mine. What I found interesting is that the article mentioned that men are creative and tend to use sports as an analogy. I felt that he described my classroom to a tee and I am not male or butch. I grew up a tom boy because of three older brothers and am able to relate to boys. We talk about sports, and I even introduce my girls to sports (if they are not already interested). I do believe that we need good male teachers at our schools, but don't underestimate female teachers and the impact we can have on male students.
Male teachers
Submitted by Anonymous (not verified) on May 3, 2008 - 21:15.
As as a female teacher that has been teaching for 10 years, I agree and disagree that male teachers are the answers. I believe that if the teacher is a great teacher then they will have a profound affect on any student, whether male of female. I worked at the elementary level for six years before moving up to middle school. The male teachers at the elementary level were superb. However, now that I have taught middle school for three years, I have to say that many of the male teachers are horrible. They have no classroom management and are unable to relate to the students (male and female). Many of my male students hate going to the male teachers classroom and prefer to stay in mine. What I found interesting is that the article mentioned that men are creative and tend to use sports as an analogy. I felt that he described my classroom to a tee and I am not male or butch. I grew up a tom boy because of three older brothers and am able to relate to boys. We talk about sports, and I even introduce my girls to sports (if they are not already interested). I do believe that we need good male teachers at our schools, but don't underestimate female teachers and the impact we can have on male students.