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Why does Mark II say how could a man be a teacher?
Why did Margie remark, “How could a man be a teacher”? Ans. Margie made this remark when she heard Tommy mention that children were taught by human teachers in the times gone by. Moreover, she believed that a human teacher could not match the mechanical teacher in intelligence and knowledge.
Why did Tommy scream with laughter?
Answer: Tommy scream with laughter because thought that in the past teacher went to the house of each student to teach according to Tommy the past school was buiding where all kids went to study.
Why are male teachers needed in schools?
Beyond faulty arguments for male teachers to improve boys’ academic outcomes or to act as role models and father figures, male teachers are needed in schools for psychological, social, organisational, and societal reasons. First, male and female teachers contribute to children’s gender knowledge.
Do female teachers expect more of female students than male teachers?
One student wrote: I’ve noticed that female teachers expect more of their female students than male teachers do. Maybe this is because the female teachers recognize a potential in a female student that they once saw in themselves. And perhaps the female students take their female teachers more seriously in response to the higher expectations.
Are men under-represented in primary education teaching positions?
The 1991 census showed that 17.3 percent of elementary teachers were male; by 2006, that number had decreased to 16.4. And Canada is not alone in this trend—in Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom and the United States, men are under-represented in primary education teaching positions.
Is teaching better suited to men or women?
The presence of male teachers may be particularly important for some children – allowing them to observe men who are non-violent and whose interactions with women are positive. Limited visibility of male teachers, however, further perpetuates the view that teaching is a job better suited to women.