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October 4, 2006
Is there a difference between boys and girls?
Paying attention to the differences between boys and girls can help schools gain new perspectives on teaching all children, according to Michael Gurian's "Learning and Gender," the cover story of the latest issue of American School Board Journal.
The article examines recent brain research and discusses the importance of training district staff and teachers in how boys and girls learn differently to ensure that the theory succeeds in practice.
"The moment an administrator sees the disparity of achievement between boys and girls can be liberating. Caring about children's education can now include caring about boys and girls specifically," writes Gurian. "New training programs and resources for teachers and school districts are opening cash-strapped school boards' eyes, not just to issues girls and boys face but also to ways of addressing gender differences in test scores, discipline referrals, and grades."
Gurian goes on to say that once teachers understand the learning differences between boys and girls, they start to see many things in a new light, such as boys and their fidgeting, girls and their chattering, and even the way boys end up in the principal's office more than girls.
BoardBuzz has covered the gender divide in the past here.
Posted October 4, 2006 5:35 PM |
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