Why are there so few male elementary teachers locally and across the nation?
"I think it has a lot to do with perceptions of what teachers do during the day, especially elementary school teachers," said Dr. Curby Alexander, UIS assistant professor of education.
Alexander is a former elementary teacher and says many men stay out of the classroom because they think being a teacher means being a babysitter.
Demetrius Davis wanted to go into criminal psychology, but spent a summer teaching kids how to read. Now he is one of only a handful of male UIS students studying to become an elementary school teacher.
The special report aired on News Channel at Nine on Fox Illinois (WRSP-TV) on November 18, 2009.
Watch the report online:
http://www.myfoxillinois.com/dpp/springfield/11192009_why_so_few_male_teachers
