Author: The Boys Initiative

Kindergarten Readiness, Later Health, and Social Costs

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By Pediatrics 11/02/2020 “…Boys scored significantly lower on classroom engagement than girls…however, there were no sex-based differences in number knowledge or receptive vocabulary scores. Boys also had lower academic averages at the end of high school…” Read the entire article: https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2020/10/29/peds.2020-0978

2020 Update: “For every 100 girls…..” Part II

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By Mark J. Perry – AEI 10/29/2020 “… For every 100 girls suspended from public elementary and secondary schools, 240 boys are suspended…For every 100 girls expelled from public elementary and secondary schools, 291 boys are expelled…” Read the entire article: https://www.aei.org/carpe-diem/2020-update-for-every-100-girls-part-ii/  

Girls start ahead, but boys catch up when it matters: A different education journey for girls and boys

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By Kate Noble and Sarah Pilcher 10/27/2020 “… Girls are far more likely to be developmentally ready to start school, and remain ahead on many measures, particularly literacy, throughout the early and middle years. However by senior secondary these gaps have narrowed, and by adulthood young men are faring much better on economic measures. …” READ MORE

The Evidence Strongly Suggests That Teachers Over-Punish Black Students

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By Evan Gerstmann – Forbes 10/21/2020 “… Nonetheless, it is becoming increasingly clear that there is significant racial prejudice against African American students, especially boys, when it comes to school discipline. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/evangerstmann/2020/10/21/the-evidence-strongly-suggests-that-teachers-over-punish-black-students/#7db571434e0

Women earned majority of doctoral degrees in 2019 for 11th straight year and outnumber men in grad school 141 to 100

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By Mark J. Perry – AEI 10/15/2020 “… Therefore, 2009 marked the year when men officially became the “second sex” in higher education by earning a minority of college degrees at all college levels from associate’s degrees to doctoral degrees. By overall enrollment in higher education men have been an underrepresented minority for the last 40 READ MORE

How to keep teen boys happily singing – instead of giving up when their voices start to change

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By Conversation 09/17/2020 “… Adolescent boys are powerfully influenced by peers, family and teachers. These individuals can provide direction and motivation during a boy’s transition from childhood to adolescence, especially if they are supportive and share his goals. …” Read the entire article: https://theconversation.com/how-to-keep-teen-boys-happily-singing-instead-of-giving-up-when-their-voices-start-to-change-144389

Report: ‘Harsh, Exclusionary Discipline’ Limits Classroom Time for Students of Color

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By Times of San Diego 10/17/2020 “… When comparing boys and girls, Black boys lost 132 days per 100 students enrolled. Black girls had the second highest rate, at 77 days per 100 students enrolled. …” Read the entire article: https://timesofsandiego.com/education/2020/10/17/researchers-find-harsh-exclusionary-discipline-limits-classroom-instruction-for-students-of-color/

The Top 10 Manifestations of ADHD in Boys

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By ADDitude 10/16/2020 “… The signature symptoms of ADHD in boys are not hyperactivity and impulsivity. Especially in the adolescent years, they are poor perspective taking, rejection sensitive dysphoria, weak episodic memory, and these other 7 ADHD traits. …” Read the entire article:  https://www.additudemag.com/adhd-in-boys-signs-video/

Why Parents Underestimate Boys’ Flexibility and Resiliency

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By Ryan Wexelblatt – Additude 10/08/2020 “… Parents in general, and particularly parents of kids with ADHD, tend to grossly under-estimate their sons’ ability and willingness to push themselves out of their comfort zones, try new things, and demonstrate a level of cognitive flexibility. Here is why that happens, and what you can do to READ MORE