Yes, I can see how hard it would be to be a male teacher. It’s not easy for women either, but I guess males could come across more challenges

The biggest concern for male teachers would have to be……being a male! Young girls getting a crush on them and things quickly roll out if control

Children really do need positive male role models in their lives and male teachers can be great role models. There should be strict rules of behaviour for both teachers and students in order to avoid problems.

I am a female teacher and I find it saddening the lengths our male teachers have to go to, to keep themselves safe especially when students these days need so much love and care from their teachers.

All of my male teacher friends have jobs. ALL of them. The kids love them. They are sought after.
But they do not hug the kids unless the hug is initiated by the kid.
The only reason male teachers would be a thing of the past is if all the teachers are replaced with robots – which will probably happen just not in our lifetime.

It’s sad and ridiculous that we have come that far. There are very thorough checks done these days and even though some may get through the cracks I still don’t think that there should be any issue with a brief hug to comfort a kid. Some of my best teachers in school were male.

I certainly hope we don’t see the day when there are no male teachers! Both male and female teachers have so much to give and teach – not just from an educational point of view! I think it so important for all children to have the best of both worlds!

I hope that male teachers never will be a thing of the past ! They are important role models indeed.

I certainly hope they won’t be a thing of the past. They can often be very useful to people who may not have a male figure in their life. Some of the male teachers I have met have such passion for their profession.

Wow. That’s really sad. Females can do inappropriate things too, and do. Ridiculous as sad.

One of my best teacher was male!

Male teachers are so vital. They are amazing role models and I love that my children get to have a male teacher. In fact, all 4 of my primary school aged children have a male teacher this year and I’m so happy.

my son wants to be a teacher, the way the world is going it won’t happen

I really hope there will still be male teachers!!

I hope that male teachers will always be here. My youngest was having problems at school as he suffers from anxiety. In grade 3 I told his female teacher this and that to help with that anxiety he just needed to know what subjects were to be done that morning. Her reply? I don’t have time to pander to this. He will be told as we go through the day. My son started coming back home 10 minutes after I dropped him off at school. He would wake of a morning vomiting and couldn’t keep food down and always threw his lunch away so I never had to worry. Luckily he only had her for 2 months but he was a mess. The next term I took him to school he had a male teacher. I spoke privately to this teacher and told him if he couldn’t find my son then he would have run home and I’d bring him back. He asked me if he could try something. While I was there he introduced himself to my son while there were no other students. He said that he was new and a bit nervous so would my son mind sitting in the front and let him know if he was doing things right but not to let any other pupil know. The outcome was that my son was the first one at school, the last one home and he just blossomed into the wonderful boy he is now. So do I think there will be no male teachers in the future? There’d better be.

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  • • cherz replied
    • 18 Sep 2017 , 2:19 pm

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  Thank you for sharing your beautiful story Tessie.
  Teachers are special but some are even more special and caring than others.
  I hope and pray that the day male teacher cease to exist NEVER comes.

maybe there should be a male and female teacher per class. it would probably make the children feel comfortable approaching the teacher of their choice about certain issues. Males do tend to gravitate to more labour intense jobs though so that’s why they aren’t teaching

This is a common issue among many occupations

I prefer a woman teacher

Teachers need to be able to help a child who hurts themselves. If a childs needs conversations such as counselling maybe there should be 2 staff present even if one is not in the actual room but observing. Some girls or boys from about 9 y.o. onwards practically “throw themselves” at a teacher or student counseller. Pupils need to be observed too. I know one girl who when she was not quite 8 y.o. was asked by a boy a year older than her in their composite class if she would have sex with him. The boy didn’t deny it when the girl’s mother approached the school about it. The boy’s parents were equally as shocked,

I’m a female primary teacher who is always careful about touching students. If a young student student hurts themselves, I would help them up and maybe give a quick touch around the shoulders if they are upset but certainly would be wary about touching older students. We are told never to be alone with students in this politically correct world. I imagine it would be far worse for male teachers.