In my experience, the number one reason you see very very few male primary school teachers, and even less kindergarten or prek, is the social assumption by parents AND admin that men both do not know how to care for/teach children of that age, and that they MUST be up to something nefarious.
There’s also the assumption that men with younger children are automatically preditors. It’s why dads taking their daughters outside without a mom get looks
Twenty years ago I used to work at one of Canada’s largest kids camps running their health centers. After my stay at home experiences ten years ago or so I probably wouldn’t take that job now.
The main reason men drop out of becomming an elementary teacher, is because they have to work parttime at a kindergarten for 6 months. Most of them want to teach, not care for walking shit/vomit fountains.
In my experience, the number one reason you see very very few male primary school teachers, and even less kindergarten or prek, is the social assumption by parents AND admin that men both do not know how to care for/teach children of that age, and that they MUST be up to something nefarious.
There’s also the assumption that men with younger children are automatically preditors. It’s why dads taking their daughters outside without a mom get looks
Not just looks. I was a stay at home dad when my kids were little. There’s way more shit that goes on than stares.
Im sysadmin for a private school. I stare at the top of the walls when I move through hallways, one word from a parent or student and I’m fired.
Twenty years ago I used to work at one of Canada’s largest kids camps running their health centers. After my stay at home experiences ten years ago or so I probably wouldn’t take that job now.
The main reason men drop out of becomming an elementary teacher, is because they have to work parttime at a kindergarten for 6 months. Most of them want to teach, not care for walking shit/vomit fountains.
Huh? Where is this happening