Duncan Calls for More Black and Hispanic Male Teachers
February 2, 2011 by Amy Buffenbarger
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U.S Secretary of Education Arne Duncan called for more diversity in the teaching profession, saying that “nearly 35% of our students in this country are Black or Hispanic, but less than 2% of our nation’s teachers are Black or Hispanic men.” Source. ed.gov
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One wonders why he simply called for more black and hispanic male teachers. Don’t we need more male teachers in general ? Aren’t the vast majority of elementary and middle school teachers female ? If diversity were so important, we would require 51 % male teachers overall. Demographics tells us that students in these grades are 51 % male. Make a stand Mr. Duncan and really show support for diversity — even if it may offend feminists.
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I think he said it very well. We need more Black and Hispanic teachers in public education! In high schools and middle schools (my experience), there are almost NONE! Most of the disciplinary problems come from students who don’t have access to Black or Hispanic male teacher mentoring. Men have a tendency to handle problems differently than females and that difference is what is sorely lacking in public education. This problem will continue until the teaching profession is on par in both salary and retirement benefits that other professionals enjoy.
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