Ya don’t say – Dr. Helen » “Boys are treated like defective girls.”.
Being a boy can be a serious liability in today’s classroom. As a group, boys are noisy, rowdy and hard to manage. Many are messy, disorganized and won’t sit still. Young male rambunctiousness, according to a recent study, leads teachers to underestimate their intellectual and academic abilities. “Girl behavior is the gold standard in schools,” says psychologist Michael Thompson. “Boys are treated like defective girls.”
Too bad it’s so easy to believe. I share Helen Smith’s concern that the educational system would constructively address the problem. Especially since the proposed solution requires commons sense.
