In maintaining a sense of purity, it would be impossible for the teachers to negatively influence the children they taught because they would have no knowledge of the worldly evils.
By the time the common school had developed and the feminization of teaching had begun, John Locke's idea that early influences on children directly affect adult character was understood. "The purpose of women's vocation was to stabilize society by generating and regenerating moral character" (Cott, pg. 97, 1997). Having women teachers that had good morals and exhibited restraint from worldly demons would better influence the children than would men who spent time at bars and with women to grow up to be proper and contributing members of society.
Unfortunately, one of the primary motivators for any decision is money. Making the decision to hire women as teachers was economically beneficial to society because women did not need to be paid as much. This left men to take on other jobs that went year round. As schools started lengthening their school years, men became less willing to work into the early parts of summer because they could be working on a farm instead. It was then as it is today, if it is possible to get the same results for a cheaper price, that path is more taken than not.
In paying women less to teach, a wealthier society was being created. Economically, not only was paying women less money beneficial, but also by having women teachers who shaped the children into being successful members of their community, the economy was growing. As more children became educated, the level of jobs they could get as adults increased, bringing more money into their community. It was thought that if a man had been their teacher instead, their morals, including their work ethic, might not have been as high, thus causing the students to not reach their full potential in the working world. .
When school districts realized that they could hire women for less, it seemed absurd to hire a man over a woman, so as the feminization of teaching continued, it actually became difficult for men to get teaching jobs because they required a higher salary.
Throughout the history women always had fewer rights and job opportunities than men. The only professions women could obtain until recently were wifehood and motherhood. In the 20th century, however, women in most nations have started the fight for the right to vote and increased their educational a...
What is History? So, what is History? ... Trevelyan said that "the poetry of history lies in the quasi-miraculous fact that once, on this earth, on this familiar spot of ground, walked other men and women, as actual as we are today, thinking their own thoughts, swayed by their own passions, but now all are gone, one generation vanishing after another, gone as utterly as we ourselves shall shortly be gone like ghosts at cock-crow." ... History Doesn't Change. ... They're our football and basketball coaches who are also teaching our kids history. ...
The history of the United States corresponds with the history of basketball. ... One of the most famous court cases in history, Plessey v. ... Many Black athletes, including women, help change the path of American history. ... Her abilities on the court drew acclaim and recognition from the black press across the South, helping her land a teaching and coaching position in Pinehurst, North Carolina, immediately after college, she continued teaching and coaching for the next four decades, retiring from the profession in the 1970s. Black college personnel sought to complement and continue the wo...
However, I have come to change my mind about leadership positions for women in ministry after closely considering the Bible passages those against the ordination of women commonly point to, by looking at examples of Biblical and historical women in ministry, and by coming to an understanding that the gifts of the spirit are imparted to both men and women. ... Paul refers to many ordained women in the Bible. ... In Romans 16:1-2, Paul commends Phoebe, a leader in the church of Cenchrea, as a noteworthy Christian (Holy, 948), which contradicts the interpretation of 1 Timothy 2:11-15 where Paul...
The Pope's teaching is based on the scripture, God's word and Bible principles. In his method of teaching through the Scripture, Pope John Paul, shows how God feels about women's roles. ... He uses example of women throughout history that have been able to over come problems in society, such as discrimination, racism, and violence. ... She explains how religious and theological views of women helped create the negative perceptions of women. ... Carr and Pope John Paul II discuss women and they both have interesting methods of discussing women and their roles in society. ...
Throughout most of American early history, women generally have had fewer legal rights and career opportunities than men. ... Widespread belief that women were less intelligence than men led most societies to limit women's education to learning domestic skills. ... During the early history of the United States, a man virtually owned his wife and children as he did his material possessions. ... American women political roles were minimal. ... Women were allowed for few jobs only such as teaching and nursing. ...
Women played many different roles in the history of the Hindu religion. ... Women were sometimes viewed negatively though. ... These women were also how the various sacred teachings were brought down through the generations. Even when men were teaching, they were recorded as the son of their mothers, as opposed to being named the son of any man. ... Women most commonly wear the forehead mark. ...
Generally, the women's lives have been characterized for being women full of struggles, obstacles and pain. ... During the early history of the United States, a man owned his wife and children as they were any material of his possessions. ... Women could not enter most professions. ... Women had to study traditional areas like writing or teaching (Women's International Center 3) and if they study those untraditional disciplines like medicine, economic or law, they will considered odd (Kreeps 35). ... (Women's International Center 3). ...
"Some women are indeed better (than men). ... To understand the advances for women, a brief overview of the rights of females prior to Buddhism, the teachings of Buddha, and historical examples of enlightened women all focus to understand how the status of Indian women progressed. ... " (buddhanet.net) What did Buddhism teach that advanced the status of women in Indian Society? ... Historically, at the dawn of Buddhism, Confucians disliked the followers and teachings of the Buddha because the tenets interfered and threatened the Confucian ideals involving family such as supposedly...
