After never seeing primary school teaching as a career path, Ryan Brown now believes he's found his "calling", but he's one of just two male classroom teachers at his Canberra primary school.

Article suggests gender quotas and scholarships. Has anyone considered treating, and paying, teachers like the vital professionals they are?

  • Nath@aussie.zoneMEnglish
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    2 days ago

    This has been our experience since 2017. No male teachers until High School. The youngest kid has a ⅓ chance of getting the school’s one male teacher in year 6 next year.

    • gramie@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      2 days ago

      I went to elementary school in the 1960s and '70s, and had only one male teacher then. I don’t think it’s a new phenomenon.