Shaun Johnson: Are You Man Enough to Teach?

Shaun Johnson: Are You Man Enough to Teach?: In terms of men in education, we need more guys to man up rather than man down. Statistical realities have demonstrated for over a century the critical absence of men in the classroom with no signs of change. Numbers from a variety of sources, the National Education Association and the National Commission of Education Statistics, for example, show a proportion of men in K-12 hovering at around 25 percent. This proportion decreases dramatically with the age of the student, demonstrating a clear disdain or dismissal of nurturing younger children. Data from the United Nations via UNESCO also illustrates that an absence of male teachers is a global concern not unique to the United States.