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Blair Peterson

The Boys at the Back - NYTimes.com - 0 views

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boys assessment grading learning behavior

shared by Blair Peterson on 03 Feb 13 - No Cached
  • Teachers of classes as early as kindergarten factor good behavior into grades — and girls, as a rule, comport themselves far better than boys.
  • No previous study, to my knowledge, has demonstrated that the well-known gender gap in school grades begins so early and is almost entirely attributable to differences in behavior
  • If the teachers had not accounted for classroom behavior, the boys’ grades, like the girls’, would have matched their test scores.
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  • If they are inattentive, obstreperous and distracting to their teachers and peers, that’s their problem. After all, the ability to regulate one’s impulses, delay gratification, sit still and pay close attention are the cornerstones of success in school and in the work force
    • Blair Peterson
      Blair Peterson on 03 Feb 13
       
      This seems very funny to me. So, why not use the carrot and stick approach with grades for these behaviors.
  • I emphasized boy-averse trends like the decline of recess, zero-tolerance disciplinary policies, the tendency to criminalize minor juvenile misconduct and the turn away from single-sex schooling. As our schools have become more feelings-centered, risk-averse, collaboration-oriented and sedentary, they have moved further and further from boys’ characteristic sensibilities.
  • Black women are nearly twice as likely to earn a college degree as black men.
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