Educational Leadership:Teaching to the Minds of Boys - 1 views
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When it comes to fulfilling the kinds of assignments that we call “literacy,” boys are often out of their chairs rather than in them.
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all over the world boys are struggling in school, with lower grades, more discipline problems, more learning disabilities, and more behavior disorders than girls (Gurian & Stevens, 2005).
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By introducing more boy-friendly teaching strategies in the classroom, the school was able to close the gender gap in just one year. At the same time, girls' reading and writing performance improved.
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