Life
Needed: More African-American male teachers
Thursday, February 23, 2012
Less than two percent of America’s teachers are black men, according to the Department of Education – that is less than 1 in 50 teachers.
If you ask most African-American men why they don’t teach, they’ll tell you, it just doesn’t pay the bills. Historically in our society there is an expectation that a man provides for their family. This is an added pressure, that warns against men becoming teachers because of the salary.