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Boys in school- thougts about this?

by Mrs. B in CA

Dec 27, 2011

This TED talk is all about how we, in elementary schools, are failing to create a culture that responds to the way boys are - how they think, what they like to do, how long they can pay attention. It's not long, and might provoke a good discussion.

I think this speaker has a point. I see the zero tolerance reaction in myself with regard to LEGO guns, for example. And I don't let the boys rewrite movies they've seen, though I do let them use video games as the basis for a new story. I confess that I do draw the line and ask them to write stuff that some are probably bored by - small moments in their lives, and so on. I do my best to create interest in writing, and still teach them the 6 traits they need to know. Many of my girls complain that the boys celebrate if they get something right (fist in air, YESSSSS), and it "hurts their feelings". I have sympathy, and don't let kids celebrate when we are going over a test, but other times...I think it's human nature to celebrate a ...See More

Sara On 12/27/11, Mrs. B in CA wrote: > This TED talk is all about how we, in elementary schools, > are failing to create a culture that responds to the way > boys are - how they think, what they like to do, how long > they can pay attention. It's not long, and might provoke a > good discussion.

I think there are many things we ...See More

Dec 27, 2011

Kitty The book titled, "Raising Cain" is an excellent resource on this subject, if you would like to explore it further.

On 12/27/11, Sara wrote: > On 12/27/11, Mrs. B in CA wrote: >> This TED talk is all about how we, in elementary schools, >> are failing to create a culture that responds to the way >> boys are - how they ...See MoreThe book titled, "Raising Cain" is an excellent resource on this subject, if you would like to explore it further.

On 12/27/11, Sara wrote: > On 12/27/11, Mrs. B in CA wrote: >> This TED talk is all about how we, in elementary schools, >> are failing to create a culture that responds to the way >> boys are - how they think, what they like to do, how long >> they can pay attention. It's not long, and might provoke a >> good discussion. > > I think there are many things we get wrong in education - I > think in general the inherent nature of children - not just > boys - is not well served by mainstream education. Perhaps boys > and their energetic ways are less well-served than girls even. > But every so often, someone writes a book contending this or > that and then another book comes out taking issue with the > first book. Does anybody remember the book Reviving Orphelia > about how we did not serve girls well in education? > > Likely not but that's my point - these books create a temporary > sensation at best and then everyone forgets them and they bring > no real change to education. > > We have so many things on our plate right now in schools - > increasing issues with bullying, high stakes testing, the > general malaise that seems to be taking over our country, the > breakdown of the family a trend which does not look like it > will reverse anytime soon... > > If we approach our classrooms with some compassion ( a word > rarely heard anymore) and some flexibility - and if they can > keep our class sizes to 25 and less (even less would be best) > then I'd say we're doing a pretty good job in these interesting > times in which we live. > > I do allow any student - girl or boy - to celebrate a right > answer. I know some of my girls would prefer it if I rode the > boys harder and in fact, made the boys as quiet as some of the > girls are. I wish my principal would put kids together in > classes in a different way - he makes sure one very lively boy > is in every class rather than putting them all together. That > insures that all of us get one of the 'hard to handle' boys and > that every girl and boy has to tolerate a 'hard to handle' boy > in their class every year

Dec 27, 2011

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