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| JP Associates RSN Newsletter for June 30, 2011 |
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Raising Boys - Tips to Make Educators Think
There are some real challenges faced by boys in today's society. As educators, we can support parents in helping them. Here are some of the everyday challenges boys today face and how to help them overcome these obstacles.
1. Boys are more likely to be medicated in order to keep them quiet and less disruptive.
Boys are four to five times more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD (Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder) than girls, according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. Educators can help overcome this overmedication phenomena by allowing for adequate recess time, which helps boys expel their natural excess energy and thereby helping them to better focus on tasks outside of recess.
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Why Do Adults Say One Thing About Kids But Do Another? Read the article, then click the link at the bottom to join the discussion in the RSN Forums! University of Portland Magazine's award winning author Brian Doyle explores this concept in the Spring 2011 issue. Truly, why do we say one thing about children but do another? As Doyle points out, we will be in their hands sooner than later, and they are the ones who will be making all the decisions about "clean water and wars and health care for decrepit ancient gaggles of Us." We promised, Doyle contends, we would care for them with every last iota of our very beings. In fact, we used to be them. continued below 
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 Raising Boys (continued)
2. Boys score lower than girls in both grades and homework. This is according to the National Center for Educational Statistics. Furthermore, they are 30% more likely to fail a class or grade and drop out of school. Why is this? Possibly due to the fact boys are more active, they are also more disruptive and sometimes disciplined by teachers in ways that remove them from their active learning environment. Also, boys have a more hands-on learning style preference, which contrasts with school's auditory and visual learning environments. The solution to this problem? Teachers and parents need to work together to make sure boys don't continue to slip through educational cracks. Teachers not only need to incorporate physical activity into the day, but should also vary their teaching style to include all styles of learning. 3. Boys are more likely to successfully commit suicide than girls. Suicide is usually the result of depression. Boys are usually more reluctant to discuss their feelings than girls, and also less likely to form friendships in which problems and feelings are discussed on a regular basis. Parents and teachers can help to alleviate this problem by encouraging boys to become emotionally attached to the people around them. If boys are shown the importance and benefits of openly communicating to people at a young age, they will be less likely to become lonely and depressed as they mature. Have you noticed any of these traits in your male students in your school? Do you agree or disagree with the tips to help raise mentally healthy boys? We always want to hear how you feel about the topics and articles in the RSN Newsletter. We'd love to hear your opinion on this topic! Click the link below to delve further into the topic and also to access a list of resources. Send your thoughts to rsn@jponline.com or post them in the Leadership forum in the Responsive School Network™. Click here to read the original article. |
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Saying One Thing, Doing Another (continued)
Yet, says Doyle, "we say one thing about children as a nation and a people and a species and we do another." And even with the best of intentions, we still let children starve and wilt and be raped and live in the horror of streets.
Why is that? How can that be?
As Doyle so eloquently puts it, "even the best of us, the mothers and fathers and teachers and nurses and doctors and counselors and nuns and coaches and other sweet patient souls who listen to children with all their open hearts, cannot hope to reach more than a few of them, and so many of them go unheard, unwitnessed, unmoored, unmourned." What, he asks, could we do worse than that?
At JP Associates, we pride ourselves on our ability to ensure no child is left out of the loop, and we actually do what we say we will do. Our entire program is based on reaching even the farthermost kid. We love every child, we love ever teacher, we love, respect and admire every administrator, and we feel your pain. We know how hard it is to make sure no one slips through the cracks, and we also know it is possible. What do you believe? Does your school say one thing about children but do another? Or does your school deliver what it promises?
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