by Judith Kleinfeld, University of Alaska Fairbanks, AK - USA
A worried school principal stopped me in the hallway after I had given a talk on how boys were falling behind in school.
The principal wanted to know the answer to a practical question.
The search committee at her school had to make a choice between hiring a male teacher or a female teacher. The female teacher understood the importance of making teaching more boy-friendly.
But shouldn't her school choose the male teacher? Wouldn't he be a good role model for the boys?
