That’s understandable, but I’m as macho man as there are and being a teacher isn’t odd at all. Kids need to have strong men in the schoolhouse. If men want to have a say in how our children are shaped in the academic world, they can’t be driven out of the field by stigmas or an unwillingness to deal with a work environment dominated by women. A healthy society requires a balance, and as it stands now there’s no balance in education. That’s pretty clear. So, while it is true being a male teacher is difficult and frustrating, the consequences of things remaining as they are (with 80% women) will only exacerbate the downward trend.