Elementary schools in Beijing are hoping to recruit more male teachers, as there are not many men teaching these grades, and some primary schools do not have any male teachers on their staff, the Beijing Daily reported Wednesday.

Educators agree that male primary teachers can have a positive impact on children, particularly boys, by serving as role models.

One survey shows that university graduates who are qualified teachers are more interested in working in secondary schools, which is one reason for the imbalance. Another reason is that male teachers apparently often change jobs.

Li Lie, a head teacher at the Beijing No. 2 Experiment Primary School, said that it would be ideal if one third of the school's teachers were male.

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