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View submission: Boys Want a Strong Relationship With Their Teachers. That Doesn't Always Happen
“The reason we’re surprised to find that boys are relational learners is the fog of stereotypes: We expect boys to be the independent, non-relational creatures that stereotypes would paint them as,” said Reichert, author of several books, including Reaching Boys, Teaching Boys: Strategies That Work—and Why. “And of course they’re not.”
going a teensy step further here: we also kind of expect those boys to fix themselves, I think. There's some scope to change the systems around these boys instead of hoping they get on board with The System as it's presented to them now.
but the real takeaway here: boys, like girls, really just want a connection to their education! they want to feel supported in school!
There's nothing here!