Stereotypes In Teaching

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Secondly teachers originally were all men. It wasn't until court cases were brought up and wars did the aspect of women teaching become an idea. After women gained experience in the field, did the natural caring instinct become noticed. Most teachers anymore are women. Men in the teaching business are very rare and are guaranteed a job if compared to a woman because men also bring an aspect to the classroom. They, unlike women, bringmore of a security environment. They tend to also be more on task and excel in math and science. This brings to the movie that even in the teaching world there are stereotypes. Men seen teaching is not considered strong. We actually need more men in the workforce, but this also brings the men's characteristics into

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