By First Post 04/06/2020 “… Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. …” Read the entire article: https://www.firstpost.com/india/parenting-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-children-have-questions-but-how-do-you-explain-the-pandemic-8231311.html
Category: Education of Boys
DMU Hosts Medical and Health Sciences Camp to Inspire Underrepresented Boys
By Maria Lisignoli – WhoTV 03/07/2020 “…For the second year, Des Moines University is hosting their camp to introduce young boys grades 2 to 6 into the medical and health sciences fields. …” Read the entire article: https://whotv.com/news/dmu-hosts-medical-and-health-sciences-camp-to-inspire-underrepresented-boys/
It’s Their Classmates Who Are Putting Boys Off Reading
By Nick Morrison – Forbes 02/26/2020 “… Researchers said the findings suggested teachers should confront gender stereotypes in the classroom, as well as tailor classroom texts to boys’ interests and encourage fathers to read to their sons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2020/02/26/its-their-classmates-who-are-putting-boys-off-reading/#7269dc9771fc
Standing up for boys
By Erika Sanzi – The Valley Breeze 02/26/2020 “… So while others make a name for themselves awfulizing males, we moms of boys will tell our sons every single day not to believe the lies. And we will stand up for the countless boys across our nation whose lives are being irrevocably damaged by a READ MORE
Ohio State among universities targeted over bias against men
By Jennifer Smola – Canton Rep 02/20/2020 “… Ohio State University has adjusted gender specifications for a number of programs and scholarships after a complaint alleged they illegally discriminated against males. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200220/ohio-state-among-universities-targeted-over-bias-against-men/1
Teacher’s aide ‘had sex with boy, 16,’ who said ‘it’s every kid’s dream to do a teacher’
By Jacob Geanous – Metro 02/13/2020 “… Roznowski is charged with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of exposing intimate parts to a child. The age of consent in Wisconsin is 17. …” Read the entire article: https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/13/teachers-aide-sex-boy-16-said-every-kids-dream-teacher-12236307/
School league tables: Boys behind girls for three decades
By BBC News 02/06/2020 “… Girls are now 14% more likely to pass English and maths GCSE than boys, with 64% of girls doing so and 56% of boys. Yet there is little national focus on the difference in results or measures addressing why boys lag behind. And campaigners and academics accuse consecutive governments of READ MORE
Highest High School Dropout Rates in Southern, Western US
By Ethics Daily 02/03/2020 “… While the nationwide status dropout rate has declined significantly over the past 40 years, notable disparities remain based on race / ethnicity, gender, country of birth and disability status. …” Read the entire article: https://ethicsdaily.com/highest-high-school-dropout-rates-in-southern-western-us/
How do we encourage boys to learn languages?
By Bobbie Mills – Tes 01/28/2020 “… Research published this week, by the Education Policy Institute (EPI), commissioned by the British Council, found that girls are more than twice as likely as boys to enter and secure a pass in a modern foreign language. …” Read the entire article: https://www.tes.com/news/how-do-we-encourage-boys-learn-languages
How Strengthening Relationships with Boys Can Help Them Learn
By Deborah Farmer Kris – KQED 01/29/2020 “… To support boys in our classrooms, Reichert points to one robust, consistent finding from his 30 years of research: boys are relational learners. They learn best in the context of strong, supportive relationships. …” Read the entire article: https://www.kqed.org/mindshift/54878/how-strengthening-relationships-with-boys-can-help-them-learn