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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Education of Boys
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
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 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Boys needs special attention
By Paul Golding – Santa Fe New Mexican 02/02/2020 “… Because of their innate slower developmental timetable and because they suffer the vast majority of neurodevelopmental disorders, boys need to be carefully attended to in the preschool expansion process. …” Read the entire article: https://www.santafenewmexican.com/opinion/my_view/boys-needs-special-attention/article_840b615a-4137-11ea-92fa-9f08d28a9fd9.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Girls are ‘more than twice as likely’ as boys to achieve a pass in a language GCSE
By Eleanor Busby – Independent 01/26/2020 “… The report says that the government must urgently address the “persisting gender gap” within modern foreign languages and set out how it plans to tackle the underrepresentation of boys. …” Read the entire article: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/girls-boys-gender-gap-gcses-languages-british-council-education-policy-institute-a9300761.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org