Sergi91 Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyshimmery Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) I couldn't be a teacher PERIOD. The amount of crazy helicopter parents is insane!!! not to mention.... kids DO lie!!! With what's happening in the world... I don't blame male teachers for not wanting to get involved... with bad ass kids and their even crazier parents. What's more sad is that behaviors are taught at home, and sadly not all parents are good at parenting. Edited September 17, 2022 by shinyshimmery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shinyshimmery Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 (edited) . Edited September 17, 2022 by shinyshimmery Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergi91 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 20 minutes ago, shinyshimmery said: I couldn't be a teacher PERIOD. The amount of crazy helicopter parents is insane!!! not to mention.... kids DO lie!!! With what's happening in the world... I don't blame male teachers for not wanting to get involved... with bad ass kids and their even crazier parents. What's more sad is that behaviors are taught at home, and sadly not all parents are good at parenting. Sad but true. I believe we have a couple of Atrler teachers here but can’t recall who they are. I wish they see this thread and give us their 2 cents on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Illuminati Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 He spilled Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
conquxror Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I have a degree in pedagogy and he is absolutely right. All of my experiences in classrooms with kids were awful. You always have to be extra cautious with everything and you’re not able to relax EVER. One time I went to hug a kid that gave me a cookie on their way out and when I looked over one of the principals was looking at me and nodding her head. I felt so annoyed, it was horrible. I’m getting a degree in English/Portuguese now but I really did love working with kids, there’s always something hilarious happening in a classroom filled with 6 year olds. I’m not so thrilled to be teaching to teenagers in the future tho Hopefully I’ll keep going as an Academic and end up being a college professor. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Whis Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 I’m a male elementary school teacher Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sergi91 Posted September 17, 2022 Author Share Posted September 17, 2022 10 minutes ago, Whis said: I’m a male elementary school teacher Thoughts on this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
infrared Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Because they get accused of being pedos low pay women are usually seen as nurturers of children Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mystery Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 If anybody has seen The Hunt with Mads Mikkelsen which is basically all about that. What a horrifying movie. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happylittlepunk Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Sadly this is true. Men are better off being university/college teachers or high school teachers if the want to do teaching as a career. Not just because of the money but because of the mens safety and security reasons. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Otter Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Honestly I don't think this is the primary reason.... I think the primary reason is they don't can't be bothered to deal with kids Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buddy Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 He didn't lie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeVersace Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Sergi91 said: Sad but true. I believe we have a couple of Atrler teachers here but can’t recall who they are. I wish they see this thread and give us their 2 cents on this matter. I am a teacher. You have to be really energetic and love your job cause many parents are weird. I've seen crazy ass situations like domestic abuse etc... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrandeVersace Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 4 hours ago, Whis said: I’m a male elementary school teacher Oh hey counterpart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightForTanas Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 That makes sense although i did have an amazing second grade teacher who never had to touch me for any reason. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FightForTanas Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 3 hours ago, Otter said: Honestly I don't think this is the primary reason.... I think the primary reason is they don't can't be bothered to deal with kids Exactly. You arent only a teacher, you are also a babysitter. Men just cant do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MadonnasBoyfriend Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 Mr Ford from the fourth grade says hello ?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
May Posted September 17, 2022 Share Posted September 17, 2022 every male primary school (U.K.) teacher ive ever had was a complete and utter power obsessed freak. we need less men in that profession tbh Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lovecatt Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 not a teacher but i work at an elementary school & the way my anxiety spikes when a kid tries to touch or get close to me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dolce Vita Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 all the male teachers i had were horrible to me and as someone else mentioned, power obsessed as ****. i remember in 1st grade my teacher would pick kids up out of their chairs and throw them on the floor if they forgot their books Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RunUpDoneUp Posted September 18, 2022 Share Posted September 18, 2022 Meh, the idea of male predation was created by...who was it...?...oh yeah, straight MEN. Straight men saw it as feminine to work with young kids; that it was a woman's job and anything involving some semblance of emotional intelligence and being gentle was either to use against the party involved(ie pedophilia) or as a sign of deviance ie. homosexual inclination. Straight men created these societal issues, reinforce them then complain about them. Classic. I feel bad for any guy trying to pursue their passions in child rearing and the like but until straight men consider it an issue worth remedying, their stigma is set in stone. It's why we must vehemently oppose sexism and misogyny, women's issues are aways tied to men's issues, whether they see it or not. Also there is a higher pedophile quotient there(of women assaulting male students) but that isn't an issue because straight men aren't interested in pedophilia when boys are the victims, they believe it makes them strong and ladies men to be assaulted. They want the abuse to continue as a right of passage really. The world is run by hurt men interested in hurting everyone else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tsuko Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 I think even if you removed the stigma you still wouldn't get many men teaching elementary school. Men evolved throughout history for hunting, war, building, etc, and women evolved throughout history for having babies, so it makes sense that men might be less drawn to working with young children than women. It's just the way it is, not much we can really do about it. Let's focus on fixing issues that we actually can change! I mean, yeah, you can campaign for the next 20 years to remove the stigma about men teaching elementary school, and that might increase the proportion of male teachers from 5% to 15%. If you really believe all that effort for such a small change is worth it, then go for it I guess. But it's NEVER going to reach 50/50 unless we start doing DNA editing and hormone treatments to make men and women exactly the same. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starfish Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 It's a job better suited for the ladies anyway . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roman Holiday Posted September 19, 2022 Share Posted September 19, 2022 Women will complain about workplace double standards, but then those same women will look at a man funny for being a daycare or school teacher. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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