Reply #27: Men rarely become elementary school teachers for two reasons:

[lumberjack_jeff]

a) Their female peers are 50% more likely to get a college degree. They're quite aware that "they're no better than women". Our educational system is quite good at making that understood.
b) The less-safe, less-comfortable, less family-friendly jobs pay better and thus better enable them to fulfill their societally expected role of financially supporting their families.

I find it intriguing how much discomfort some people have when a man observes what's wrong with women, yet experience no cognitive dissonance when wearing the shoe on the other foot. I take your analysis of male psychology under advisement. You're entitled to your stereotypes.

Boys are being failed by school. It is demonstrable, well documented and inescapable.

But you do tangentially hit on a relevant point; male role models. Studies show that in 90% of divorces in which custody is disputed, mom is given custody. Does this not suggest a social solution to the problem that you have identified? Is it not a problem of equality?