Plymouth Canton Schools (Michigan) are experimenting with a "new" approach to education: teaching boys without boring them to death
A 2006 Vanderbilt University study found girls had an advantage over boys when tests and tasks were timed, something that's common in classrooms. The study showed boys fared better when studying interesting or challenging material in smaller chunks, and without hard and fast time limits.Well, a couple of January 2006 posts at this site told the same thing and didn't cost a dime.In addition, female teachers outnumber male teachers about 3 to 1, according to the Michigan Education Association. The ratio is roughly the same in Plymouth Canton's secondary schools. And women, with the best of intentions, teach classes in ways that are compatible with their learning styles, Strean said.
The result? "School might not be as friendly a place for boys," Strean said.
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I wondered how long it would take for a school district to figure out the obvious.
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