Here, have a summary. Until fairly recently, teaching was something you did until you got a real job, and that perception lingers. Add to that some peoples’ resentment of teachers-as-authority or teachers-as-experts. Add to that the suspicious fact that male teachers are more well-respected than female teachers, but the profession is mostly women and is seen by a scary number of people as “women’s work.”
Here, have a summary. Until fairly recently, teaching was something you did until you got a real job, and that perception lingers. Add to that some peoples’ resentment of teachers-as-authority or teachers-as-experts. Add to that the suspicious fact that male teachers are more well-respected than female teachers, but the profession is mostly women and is seen by a scary number of people as “women’s work.”