by Kendall Jones
Scott Schoenfeld is part of a dying breed. Mr. Schoenfeld, as his students call him, is one of few men who are teaching young children.
For some, low pay is reason enough to stay away from becoming a teacher, but men have another reason. Former and future elementary school teachers say there is a stigma over their profession, where men who want to work with children could be child predators.
Scott Waters, an elementary education professor at Emporia State University, said touch is a part of development, but teachers have to be careful.
