male paraeducators

There are a few male teacher aides. It's not a field that men often go into. The pay is most often terrible and you get little respect. There is also a vicious circle, that since men don't often go into the field, you may get treated as an oddity, and this scares even more men off. However, a lot of schools are looking for male role models and want male teachers, so if you can get started you should be able to find a place to work.

Hi Nobody important,
I would just like to support your idea!
Whilst you'll be paid less, you also wont have to spend your nights and weekends preparing lesson plans and marking homework.
In regard to respect, I'm sure that the Teachers that you will provide support for, will highly value your assistance.
Also if you choose later to become a Teacher, you'll have the advantage of being familiar with how deal with 'disadvantaged' students in your classroom.
Go for it!