By Jackie Salo – The New York Times 06/04/2019 “… An Indiana special education teacher is in hot water for mocking a fifth-grader with autism by giving him a trophy for “most annoying male.” …” Read the entire article: https://nypost.com/2019/06/04/teacher-disciplined-after-boy-with-autism-given-most-annoying-award/
Category: Education of Boys
Why boys get poor grades
By Ingrid P. Nuse – ScienceNordic 05/24/2019 “… Several studies have previously shown that when primary school teachers make subjective assessments of their pupils, boys fare worse than they do on objective tests like exams and national standardized tests. …” Read the entire article: http://sciencenordic.com/why-boys-get-poor-grades
It’s ‘no wonder’ boys are doing less well than girls
By Nicola Daniel – Tes 05/28/2019 “… The data tells us that boys perform less well than girls academically and it’s no wonder: improving literacy is the most effective way of raising attainment. However, literacy is broadly perceived to be feminine –most boys are read to by mums and are taught literacy by female teachers. READ MORE
Data shows U.S. girls outscore boys on tech
By Sally Ho – York Dispatch 04/30/2019 “… In 2018, girls on average scored five points higher than boys on a 300-point scale because girls made gains between 2014 and 2018, while boys’ scores stayed about the same. …” Read the entire article: https://www.yorkdispatch.com/story/news/2019/04/30/data-shows-us-girls-outscore-boys-tech/39427495/
Girls beat boys in a major test of tech and engineering skills—and the gap is growing
By Jenny Anderson – Quartz 05/01/2019 “…The report is yet more bad news for boys, who lag girls on nearly every measure of academic success, with massive gender gaps in reading as well graduation rates in high school and college. …” Read the entire article: https://qz.com/1609588/on-a-major-us-stem-test-girls-are-significantly-ahead-of-boys/
Cepeda: Why boys need to get meaningful sex education — finally
By Mercury News on 4/29/2019 “… Recently, I had to comfort a student over a situation in which she and another girl were competing for the attention of a boy in their class. There were tears, drama, recriminations and some revenge fantasizing involving passionate language. They were 9-year-old third-graders. …” Read the entire article: https://www.mercurynews.com/2019/04/29/cepeda-why-boys-need-to-get-meaningful-sex-education-finally/
An Age-by-Age Guide to Raising Boys, According to Child Development Experts
By Good Housekeeping on 4/30/2019 “… As a mom of a 13-year-old boy, I often wonder whether his father and I are raising him the right way. So often, the things we hear about boys and men are negative. It’s hard not to worry. …” Read the entire article: https://www.goodhousekeeping.com/life/parenting/a26015095/raising-boys-tips/
Why do girls outperform boys on reading tests around the world?
By Margriet Van Hek – OUP Blog 04/06/2019 “… There have been fewer academic studies and media coverage about boys’ under-performance in reading. This is surprising, since it might offer an explanation for boys’ lagging educational attainment today. ..” Read the entire article: https://blog.oup.com/2019/04/why-girls-outperform-boys-reading-tests/
Colt Hamlets poetry group helping boys manage emotions
By Daniel Clifton – DailyTrib.com 03/22/2019 “… She noticed several boys were getting referred to her office. It wasn’t that they were misbehaving, just struggling on how to deal with things happening around them from time to time. …” Read the entire article: https://www.dailytrib.com/2019/03/22/colt-hamlets-poetry-group-helping-boys-manage-emotions/
School creates a ‘boys-only wall’ to celebrate their success and inspire them
By Tom Kershaw & Hannah Mitchell – Hull Daily Mail 03/19/2019 “…Shirebrook Academy launched its ‘Boys Will Be Brilliant!’ scheme to encourage male students to raise their aspirations by installing a wall of fame aimed specifically at praising boys, reports Nottinghamshire Live. …” Read the entire article: https://www.hulldailymail.co.uk/news/education/school-creates-boys-only-wall-2662717