Posted on Feb 6, 2016
Wanted in China: More Male Teachers, to Make Boys Men
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What would you teach Chinese boys about what it means to be a man?
REPORT: Education officials across China are aggressively recruiting male teachers, as the Chinese news media warn of a need to “salvage masculinity in schools.” The call for more male-oriented education has prompted a broader debate about gender equality and social identity at a time when the country’s leaders are seeking to make the labor market more meritocratic.
It also reflects a general anxiety about boys in Chinese society. While boys outnumber girls as a result of the longstanding one-child policy and a cultural preference for sons, they consistently lag in academic performance. Some parents worry about their sons’ prospects in an uncertain economy, so they are putting their hopes in male role models who they believe impart lessons on assertiveness, courage and sacrifice.
REPORT: Education officials across China are aggressively recruiting male teachers, as the Chinese news media warn of a need to “salvage masculinity in schools.” The call for more male-oriented education has prompted a broader debate about gender equality and social identity at a time when the country’s leaders are seeking to make the labor market more meritocratic.
It also reflects a general anxiety about boys in Chinese society. While boys outnumber girls as a result of the longstanding one-child policy and a cultural preference for sons, they consistently lag in academic performance. Some parents worry about their sons’ prospects in an uncertain economy, so they are putting their hopes in male role models who they believe impart lessons on assertiveness, courage and sacrifice.
Wanted in China: More Male Teachers, to Make Boys Men
Posted from nytimes.com
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I would teach young boys that making mistakes and learning from them is how we attain wisdom, and how shame painfully interferes with that process; that being kind is a virtue not a weakness; that being strong and living in integrity are not mutually exclusive--for starters.
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CPO Andy Carrillo, MS
CPO Tim Dickey Admittedly I did not have good male role models for most of my life (therefore could not become a good role model either), so I am still learning what it means to be a man (I think I have the Protector Role down pat). Globally, there seems to be a need...
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