A Class Debates the Importance of Having Male Teachers

'More than 40 percent of public school students in New York City are boys of color but very few of their teachers look like them. That discrepancy is one reason Aaron Harris is a teacher.   As an African-American male teacher, Harris said he wants to be a mentor to students in his English classes at the High School for Public Service: Heroes of Tomorrow. To do that, he needed a mentor, and that's why he joined NYC Men Teach last year. "It's been the most integral part of why I'm still teaching,” he said.' -- WNYC News