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For someone who is 33 years old and was born and raised in New York City, a place often cel-  \nebrated for its diversity, that’s staggering.  \nYou’re allowed to wonder why that’s so important. After all, teachers ofall races, backgrounds, sexes, and ages have proven tobe e©ective educators of urban youth. In fact, I love that many white people care enough about the plight of black and Latino students that they seek to work in the neighborhoods in which these students live. ¨roughout my own education, many of my white teachers were excellent. I understand that there needs to be  \nJosé Luis Vilson is a blogger, speaker, and math teacher in New York City, where he has taught for 10 years. Parts of this article are drawn from his book ¨is Is Not a Test: A New Narrative on Race, Class, and Education (Chicago: Haymarket Books, 2014), and are reproduced with permission of Haymarket Books.  \nProfessional educators—in the classroom, library, counseling center, or anywhere in between—share one overarching goal: ensuring all students receive the rich, well-rounded education they need to be productive, engaged citizens. In this regular feature, we explore the work of professional educators—their accomplishments and their challenges—so that the lessons they have learned can bene t students across the country. After all, listening to the professionals who do this work every day is a blueprint for success.  \na diversity of experiences; our students have to survive in the same world as everyone else. A small part of me also thinks: Who better to teach students of color the tools needed to survive in a predominantly white country than white people?  \nBut as a teacher of color, I’d be lying if I told you I wasn’t disturbed by the lack of representation of black and Latino people, especially males, as teachers. Some work as principals and district administrators. Others are third-party vendors, education lawyers, and professors in institutions of higher education. E©ective (and ine©ective) teachers often leave the classroom in favor of these occupations; while plenty of men do great work in administration, many use it as a steppingstone to stayin education without grounding themselves in the educational practice of the classroom.  \nBecause about 75 percent of our nation’s teachers are women, many in society also view teaching as “women’s work,” a category that often leads to demeaning and obtuse ways of dismissing teachers’ contributions. ¨is dynamic compounds the already existing problem of society talking down to educators in our schools. Too many people don’t see the need to pay teachers well  \nILLUSTRAT IONS BY VIKTOR KOEN  \nAMERICAN EDUCATOR | SUMMER 2015 27  \nor to ensure they have proper working conditions because educa- graduate with a bachelor’s degree in computer science, but then tors are regarded as caretakers, not professionals. While male- my college roommate showed me the movie O􀀜ce Space and I realdominated professions like computer science or medicine garner izedI didn’t want to spend my lifelonging for my stapler or beating respect, the teaching profession still has to combat patriarchy. up dysfunctional printers. Instead, I wanted to teach students  \n¨e fact that so many people view teaching as a second-class whose backgrounds were similar to mine. A few years after earning profession speaks volumes about our society’s values. Plenty of men my undergraduate degree in computer science from Syracuse, I talk favorably about teachers, but when asked if they’d ever be enrolled in the New York City Teaching Fellows program, which teachers themselves, they respond,“I don’t have the patience,” and places candidates in schools in three high-poverty regions of New“You guys don’t get paid enough.” In ou","cbCaihOqxTodqvZ1","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaihOqxTodqvZ1","pdf",183228,"English","# The Need for More Teachers of Color","[{\"question\":\"Why does the article say the lack of representation of Black and Latino teachers matters?\",\"answer\":\"It argues that representation is important for students’ opportunities and engagement, and it describes the shortage as a significant disruption given the author’s experience with teachers of these backgrounds.\"},{\"question\":\"How does the article describe teaching as a profession compared with other careers?\",\"answer\":\"It contrasts teaching with male-dominated, higher-status professions and emphasizes that teaching still has to confront patriarchy and societal disrespect.\"},{\"question\":\"What effects does society’s view of teaching as “women’s work” have?\",\"answer\":\"The article links this view to demeaning ways of dismissing educators and to the failure to pay teachers well or ensure proper working conditions.\"}]","THE PROFESSIONAL EDUCATOR - The Need for More Teachers of Color | PDF",1792072583,13]