Summary Of Amanda Ripley's 'Boys Are Not Defective'

According to Christina Hoff Sommers, author of “The War Against Boys”, the reason why boys contravene with classroom

In the past females have achieved less well than boys at higher levels in the education system, then during the 1990', the girls over took boys at all levels in the education system. The percentage of females in the UK achieving two or more A-levels or equivalent has increased from 20% in 1990 to 42% in 2006. Over the same time period, the percentage of males achieving the same level increased from 18% to 33%. On the other hand, there still continues to be a large difference in the choice of subjects by males and females. Even with the national curriculum being restrictive in the lower levels, meaning both male and females do the same subjects, when they get to a-levels and degree level, both male and females still tend to choose different

If the percentage of men earning secondary degree continues to drop the gender gap and inequalities will increase and boys will be in serious trouble. With the intention to help set up boys for future success, I would personally change numerous problem in our education system beginning with changing the age in which boys commence school to the age of 7. Leonard Sax made the provided the point that boys are not psychologically developmentally ready to learn at the age of 5, therefore, I would change the age for when boys are more prepared to learn. By changing the age to seven, this will allow boys the opportunity to develop further and mature before they start school. Furthermore, I would make same-sex classes which would tailor to the learning abilities of the specific gender. This would make it easier for boys to learn motivating them to attain success. I do not believe society doomed as we have several bright men and woman who are capable of making sure society continues to thrive. However, if boys continue to underachieve, we will not be able to close the gap between gender

Michelle Conlin is a writer for Business Week meanwhile Elaine McArdle is a correspondent for the Boston Globe. In the articles “The New Gender Gap” by Conlin and “The Lost Boys” by McArdle they write about the declining male success rate in the educational institutions and the implications for society. According to McArdle and Conlin, an effort has to be made to help the male population adjust with the female gender population in terms of educational success. Historically males have been the primary beneficiaries of education.

"The girls get the message; the boys don’t. That is the boy crisis in education” (Mortenson, 139). It seems that America is eager to readily teach and educate the women, but are not so quick to respond to the unemployed and uneducated man. It is only a few men who actually obtain a higher education like a bachelors or associates degree. Most of the boys today settle with just accomplishing a high school degree, and are never able to become qualified to master the technological demands of employers today due to a lack of education. "They are the boys whom we are not reaching through education - but who must be reached with higher education and training in order to prepare them for the jobs that will be there when they enter the labor market” (Mortenson, 139). Fifty percent of men in America never obtain a higher education according to Mortenson

In a country that is striving toward gender equality, this is an important issue that needs to be addressed to avoid potential consequences for our citizens down the line. The educational system in the United States is seeing boys fall behind in their studies due to programs being aimed at girl’s success.

Theme: Education, especially for women, is a valued aspect men desire women to not take part in. However, having the privilege of being more knowledgeable than others can led to segregating others, ultimately corrupting yourself.

Not just anyone has the patience or ability to teach boys or young men; it takes a special quality which select few have. I have attended an all-boys school since first grade, so all my teachers have had that uncommon trait. In order to better reach their young male audience, these teachers often opt to abandon the norms for so-called “correct” teaching styles in favor of more distinctive methods. Over the course of my academic career, I have been taught by a great number unique teachers.

Authoritative teachers will often “try to catch their students being good” and will reinforce the good behavior, rather than focusing on the bad. (Iannelli, 2004). It is critical that teachers praise their students for their efforts. A teacher can teach the entire classroom by recognizing one child’s positive action. Children desire praise and they will learn appropriate behavior when their fellow students receive praise. When teachers focus on bad behavior and make an example of a particular student to the entire classroom, it only makes the child that is being reprimanded feel alienated, ashamed, embarrassed, or possibly revengeful.

Whilst there are factors outside school, internal factors also impact gender differences in educational achievements hugely. According to Tony Sewell, boys fall behind in education because schools have become more 'feminised', as indicated in Item A. This means that feminine traits such as methodical working and attentiveness have

As discussed in a recent essay by Saul Kaplan “The Plight of Young Males”, there is a serious academic gender achievement gap in the United States and as I will discuss, around the world. Young women are doing significantly better than young men, and the results are shocking. In the latest census, males make up 51 percent of the total U.S. population between the ages of 18-24. Yet only 40 percent of today’s college students are men. Since 1982, more American women than men have received bachelor’s degrees. In the last ten years, two million more women graduated from college than men. As Kaplan reveals, the average eleventh-grade boy writes at the level of the average eighth-grade girl. He also states that women dominate high school honor rolls and now make up more than 70 percent of class valedictorians. Kaplan says, “I am happy to see women succeeding. But can we really afford for our country’s young men to fall so far behind,” (733)?

School violence is a major controversial problem around the world. It plays an important role for the future of children and impacts the environment children are growing up in. The effects of school violence can lead severe mental and physical trauma for both perpetrators and victim along with the loss of human lives. The main cause of school violence is a combination of weak community relations and a lack of a firm hand within schools as well as communities. Our society need to demand that schools must be created safe for our children and no child should live with fear to attend school. If a student is being picked on or bullied, he or she will not want to communicate with others.

Gender differences occur in many aspects of a person’s life whether it is culture, politics, occupation, family and relationships, or the economy (just to name a few). One major difference in gender occurs in learning and education in the elementary and secondary levels. Research has found that males and females learn differently in many aspects of education. First of all, female and male brains are constructed differently affecting the way they learn; this leads to basic differences in learning and also gives an introduction into why the way one learns differs according to gender and how males and females learn subjects and tasks differently. Second, males and females are treated differently, sometimes unconsciously, in educational

Gender equity in terms of education is about the socialization of men and women and the results of this process on the life outcomes of the two genders (Husen & Postlethwaite, 1994). In the United States, the education system is required to treat males and females equally. There has been much research done to compare the genders in all areas. In the past, research has found that women fall far behind men in many areas such as math, and science, but men lag behind women in certain areas as well. Over the years, many provisions have been made with the goal of equalizing the treatment of girls and boys in public education. These improvements are proven successful as women, as well as men, are advancing in areas where they tend to lag

I consider and know that children are the future of our world; we have to know how to teach and educate them adequately so they could be prepared to lead future generations. I consider that each child has its own way of learning; there are multiple ways in which a person could be intelligent and capable of completing tasks. I want to be able to help children with everything they need. I want to motivate them to do and be the best in every task and area, everything that they dream and think about, to persuade their dreams and never give up no matter how hard they think it is or how difficult becomes trough the way. I don’t want to be the type of teacher that goes through the school year teaching what I have to and limit my capabilities to show them things and lessons useful for their lives, I want every child that goes to my classroom, leave it at the end of the year with instructions or lessons that make them better persons. Additionally, think that it’s important to have a good balance between discipline and kindness with students, it’s important to have a good relationship with the students because in that way is easier to communicate with them; if they have any problems or trouble learning a lesson or something in the content, if they have a good communication and relationship with you, it will be easier for them to tell you about what is causing them trouble. In some cases, when the educator is strong and teaches with hard discipline, the students tend to evade them and