It is an indisputable fact that in our schools (especially at lower levels of education) a signifi cant feminization of teacher\u2019s profession is present. Many issues and dilemmas derive from this phenomenon: is there such a thing like \u201cfeminine\u201d education, \u201cfeminine pedagogy\u201d, or is this just a cultural stereotype, and if there is such a thing, what is the difference between it and \u201cmasculine\u201d education, does it enrich or impoverish educational process but also the overall school culture? General identity crisis is typical of modern society and the issues of identifi cation and identity are closely related to stereotypes and prejudice. Profession shapes humans\u2019 personal identity, which is, in terms of teacher\u2019s profession, burdened with gender stereotypes. A much broader social and cultural role than mere educational work belongs to school, school gives cultural legitimacy and identity. If teacher\u2019s profession is publicly legitimated as feminine, school actually (re)produces gender inequality related to reproduction of traditional value systems and segregation of profession. If we take into consideration thoughts on the concepts of a hidden curriculum, the overall school environment infl uences students\u2019 values , attitudes, norms, and habits, as well as social learning unrelated to the current program. Overall school relationships often reproduce social relationships. Feminization of teacher\u2019s profession and \u201cfeminine pedagogy\u201d as a factor of hidden curriculum can be viewed ambivalently: as a danger (if we start off with the hypothesis that women cannot be models of identifi cation for both boys and girls, and that they educate in a \u201csofter\u201d and more permissive way) or as an advantage (if typical feminine phenomena are viewed in the context of development of students\u2019 emotional intelligence). Dealing with such issues reveals a problem of feminization of teacher\u2019s profession which
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