The fate of boys “is a defining issue of our time”, according to the education secretary, Bridget Phillipson, as she calls for more men to become teachers to combat “toxic” behaviours.

since 2010 the number of teachers in our schools has increased by 28,000 – but just 533 of those are men

Do you think this is an issue? Decades ago, boys would have been taught by male teachers, so today’s female teachers are a change from the past.

  • OrlandoDoom@feddit.uk
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    3 days ago

    Teachers basically raise the next generation, they have a huge impact on the subjects kids become interested in, education is one of the most important things in society.

    Teachers should be paid more, and they should be able to have a 40 hour work week, not 60 hours like most do now, and they shouldn’t have to be buying the equipment they need to do their jobs themselves.

    National Education Service please!

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      3 days ago

      Yes but at the same time the caliber of teachers has gone down. Jonathan Gullis was a teacher, I mean, I wouldn’t want him alone in a room with my kids.