[Ammi]

..I don't really want to get into this thread too much..but there is just one thing I want to say with regards to education and males in the teaching profession....

..I've worked in education for many years...and on the whole, and certainly in my experience...boys get far more extra support and guidance than girls....the support is given where it is most needed and not to do with gender....

..and there are very few male teachers in primary schools...primary schools are not usually the career path of males...in all of the vacancies ever advertised in my school or any of the neighbouring schools..I could say that we've probably only ever had around 1 or 2% of male applicants...it is actually quite hard to move up from a primary school to a middle or upper school and that's the same for females as well....but of the very few applicants we have had....most of them have been offered to job first....but that's because they've been the right people and not because of gender....I wish there were more male primary school teachers, because they are a great asset...but unfortunately, it doesn't seem to be where they think their future career lies..and they have to do what's best for them...