[fwdude]

When I was in elementary school in the 60's and 70's, MOST of the school principles in my district were men. Principles were educators, former classroom teachers, and were in that top position because males projected power and commanded higher respect than women, a much needed quality.

Perhaps now it's different, but that was the default once in a saner age.

[dfwgator]

True. The Principals were men, but growing up I never knew of a male elementary school teacher.

They tended to be older women, because they enjoyed teaching, they had husbands who generally made enough money for them to live on, so the money wasn’t the reason they wanted to teach.

[Nea Wood]

On “Leave it to Beaver,” back in the ‘50s, they had a female principal. It couldn’t have been too weird, or viewers would have questioned it.

I agree with your post, though.