by Leon Jameson Suseran
Where have all the sirs gone? The depletion of male teachers in the education system is now a worldwide phenomenon. A news report on NBC Nightly News last Monday showed some shocking statistics. In the 1980's, 81% teachers in the public education system in America were males; today just 24.9% of the nation's 3 million teachers are men. The number of male teachers in the USA now stands at a 40- year all- time low.
