TO THE EDITOR:
After reading “A Few Good Men” by Sara Salinas (Sept. 25), I had a few concerns. The article makes it a point that “male children could go all the way through elementary school and never have a male teacher” which could ruin the chances of male students to see a future in becoming a teacher.
However, I feel this does not take into consideration that female students grow up in a society where males dominate in our country and world’s political system. In a culture where women are still oppressed and unequally treated, it is hard for me to see that having more female teachers is punitive to our education system. I feel that having female teachers shows both male and female students that there can be strong, female leaders and teachers. I think that embracing the fact that there are more women in this field helps break the cycle of oppression. The gender disparity discussed in this article only further separates women and men instead of bringing them together as a united front to reduce disparities in education access for at-risk students.
Christina Kim
UNC School of Social Work
