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[quote=Anonymous]Not OP. Actually, as the mom of both a girl and a boy, having a more even distribution of male and female teachers would benefit all children. Why would we expect our children to be comfortable growing up surrounded only by female teachers? And if it's true that there are more male teachers at higher levels, what does that say to my children about gender equality? Do we really need a paper to tell us this fact? I'm finding it hard to really believe that a teacher and admistrator would not be simply wondering about this fact. Dan Kindlon's expose about raising boys (Raising Cain) provides one such point of view. There are others. The question should be "show me the study that states that a 90% female teaching body does NOT affect how our children perceive themselves", not "show me the study that looks at the obvious".

Moving from a different city on the West Coast, a few years ago, I have the experience of dynamic male *and* female school principals taking a failing school and raising it to levels of good achievements. My old city had a school lottery system, so I had to learn about pretty much all schools within reach, the good and thee bad. I'm not sure I've seen that sort of infectious enthusiasm in any school around here -- so I'm a bit more cautious in asking for a more even balance in my children's school. The last thing I want to see is what some PPs descrive as power plays in the teacher's ranks.

But it's something that really irks me.[/quote]

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