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Originally Posted by Maggy J
With all due respect Primary education has never been a draw for male teachers.Indeed the teaching profession overall is rather more peopled by women than men because of the imbalance in Infants and Juniors..Only in Secondary education does the mix become more even but it was not because of the implication of pedophilia that this imbalance occurred(well not until recently).It's a shame because men tend to get more chance of advancement in primary education and they are more sought after.
The sad thing is a child can go through the first 7 years of schooling and get no male input at all and it's not until secondary school that they get the male input.This might not seem a big issue but in the case of single parent families(mothers) a male teacher can be a good role model to disaffected male students.
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True, it's never been a major draw for males but the reason for that wasn't the terrible suspicion with which they are now treated when it comes to dealing with children in general.