Why don't more men go into teaching?

Answer 1

because the thought of spending all that time with children scares the life out of them

Answer 2

Teaching has become less and less respectable as a profession in the last 20 years and I think that is one reason why fewer men take up the profession.
Depending on where you are in the world, teachers' salaries are not that bad, but there is often little advancing up the ranks, which is another reason why men stay away from teaching jobs.
I was a teacher in Germany, by the way, and I was told there by my (male) supervisors, that one of the reasons, why the job of a teacher nowadays is much less respectable than 20 years ago, is the fact that there are now many more women in the job. I.e. women bring the reputation down. (Do I have to emphasise that I do NOT agree with that...)

Answer 3

Teaching takes a very special kind of personality. It is a job where most of the rewards are emotional not physical or financial. Teachers are way under paid and way over worked. No offense to men but most can not handle the work load without the financial and other benefits. They want jobs that pay better, less work, and that you can actually see the results on a daily basis. Teaching is not for everyone!

Answer 4

Culturally it has been seen as a 'female' job as it has a caring, childcare element. It is also a job that fits well into a family (your 'at work' hours are those of a school, making it economical for mothers with school-age kids- marking, planning etc' after hours can be done at home).

Interestingly, whilst 60% of teachers are female, only 20% of heads are ... as you move up the scale, family/maternity/other traditionally 'female' priorities create an imbalance the other way.

In the modern culture of fear, men who want to work with kids are looked on as 'odd' and males (particularly primary teachers) can get a hard time socially.

The wages are OK but if you were a male breadwinner with a degree there are better out there- however as a woman wanting to balance a 'graduate' career with kids it is an attractive choice.

Answer 5

Two reasons:

1) Men tend to more technical, less people-oriented professions, so fewer men will choose teaching.

2) In these paranoid times, a man who takes a job that puts him near children is automatically suspected of being a pedophile, putting him at risk of guilty-until-proven-innocent accusations.

Answer 6

Stereotypically, teaching is a "motherly" profession, almost compared to the nursing profession.

But in the USA, it is very dangerous to be a male teacher, some of us are "sue happy" people. One example, if a child, of any age, accusses a male teacher of something he did not say or do, the teacher will get the bad rep, no matter what. Even female teachers are targeted at times, especially in states such as California.. people are money-hungry!

Answer 7

That's what I am trying to do. I take the Massachusetts Teacher exam in July. I am sick of the Corporate sales world. Too volatile and cyclical for me these days. I think English will be the subject I teach or History

Answer 8

The pay is poor and there is alot of pressure and no respect. Well qualified people including women seek jobs with better pay and more prestige. It's a very sad situation. We need to attract the best and brightest to these vital jobs. Our schools need a major overhaul.

Answer 9

Teaching is very strenuous and difficult.requires a lot of home work.Further it is not considered as profession as remunerative compared to others.Teaching requires patience and understanding for which women is better./suitable

Answer 10

Go to college. Most teachers (professors) there are men.

Answer 11

They aren't called to it (don't feel compelled to go into that profession), and/or don't believe it's for men; it should be a womans job.