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Boy Brains, Girl Brains - Are separate classrooms the best way to teach kids?
Newsweek ^ | Sept. 19, 2005 | Peg Tyre

Posted on 09/15/2005 2:33:34 PM PDT by ryan71

Three years ago, Jeff Gray, the principal at Foust Elementary School in Owensboro, Ky., realized that his school needed help—and fast. Test scores at Foust were the worst in the county and the students, particularly the boys, were falling far behind. So Gray took a controversial course for educators on brain development, then revamped the first- and second-grade curriculum. The biggest change: he divided the classes by gender.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Miscellaneous; Philosophy
KEYWORDS: brain; education; pspl; sexdifferences; singlesex
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To: El Gato

boys and girls are different? .... wow, who knew?


81 posted on 09/15/2005 6:02:07 PM PDT by WesG
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To: lastchance

Teachers want cow-like submissive posture and behavior in school.


82 posted on 09/15/2005 6:42:53 PM PDT by muawiyah (/ hey coach do I gotta' put in that "/sarcasm " thing again?)
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To: Wonder Warthog
School is for learning facts---not "socialization". Many studies show that kids of BOTH sexes learn better in sexually segregated classes.

Thank you!

susie
83 posted on 09/16/2005 5:59:51 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: aShepard

Why don't you get him a phone without a camera? I'm not understanding the concept of a 10 year old with a camera phone....
susie


84 posted on 09/16/2005 6:03:05 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: Borges
In Class is the equivalent of being on the job. Where you will have to deal with the opposite sex in a professional manner.

No, it's really not the equivalent of being on a job. If it were, I would fire a bunch of students every year!

susie
85 posted on 09/16/2005 6:06:43 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: muawiyah

No, some of us would just like them to shut their little traps while we are trying to teach, and stay in their seats during tests, not constantly annoy their classmates, and...well you get the idea.
susie


86 posted on 09/16/2005 6:10:22 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: Born Conservative
A very relevant post.

I have to admit that I went to an all girls' private school, the headmistress of which is quoted in one of this article.

Girls and boys learn differently. By being separated from boys, girls can concentrate on learning, on leading (in clubs etc.) and don't have worry about what Tommy will think if she answers the question. They are allowed to grow independently (and they get into less trouble sexually). I'm all for it.

http://www.zwire.com/site/news.cfm?newsid=10155538&BRD=2329&PAG=461&dept_id=484827&rfi=6

Some may argue that there is too much of a difference between public and private schools. I'm still trying to figure out why public schools can't challenge their students as the private schools do. It's not all money; look at how expensive our school taxes are.

87 posted on 09/16/2005 6:39:43 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor
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To: Republicanprofessor
"Girls and boys learn differently. By being separated from boys, girls can concentrate on learning, on leading (in clubs etc.) and don't have worry about what Tommy will think if she answers the question. They are allowed to grow independently (and they get into less trouble sexually). I'm all for it.

Swap "girls" for "boys" in the above paragraph, and it's also true.

Actually, it would be MORE of an improvement for boys, as the "ed-biz" these days is turning into more and more of a "woman-dominated" environment, and women think "natural boy behavior" is "bad" or a result of ADHD, and drug the poor little males into a stupor.

88 posted on 09/16/2005 6:52:39 AM PDT by Wonder Warthog (The Hog of Steel)
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To: brytlea

Why does a 10 yo have a phone? My 8th graders don't. The school has plenty of free phones they can use.


89 posted on 09/16/2005 6:58:33 AM PDT by pa mom
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To: pa mom

Last place I taught didn't even allow high schoolers to have cell phones. We didn't actively look for them, but if one went off in class, or we caught them using the cell phone, we took it away and mom or dad had to come down and pay 15$ to get it back. Ticked off alot of parents, but you're right, there are phones all over the schools.
susie


90 posted on 09/16/2005 7:04:53 AM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: Texas Eagle

"Are separate classrooms the best way to teach kids? Yes."

I'm glad to see this concept rising. School is not about 'social skills'.


91 posted on 09/16/2005 7:07:41 AM PDT by Arthur Wildfire! March (The only thing 'grand' about the GOP is they aren't the DNC.)
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To: brytlea

At least in our school they have to keep them off. I guess it's something. My twins are two of the three boys out of fourty-two in the eighth grade without phones. No video games, either. Man, we are SO MEAN.

he he he he


92 posted on 09/16/2005 7:08:18 AM PDT by pa mom
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To: Wonder Warthog
Swap "girls" for "boys" in the above paragraph, and it's also true.

Actually, it would be MORE of an improvement for boys, as the "ed-biz" these days is turning into more and more of a "woman-dominated" environment, and women think "natural boy behavior" is "bad" or a result of ADHD, and drug the poor little males into a stupor.

Exactly. I am always hoping that my son will have a male teacher, because they understand his never-ending energy and ideas. We refused to go the drug route, and I've never regretted it. What kind of a message do we send when we start drugging our children in kindergarten, and what kind of a life will they have when adults? It will be interesting to see the "studies" in three decades, when all these children become drug-dependent through life.

93 posted on 09/16/2005 8:21:04 AM PDT by Republicanprofessor
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To: flyonthewall

Ain't that the truth!

They follow theirs around like a compass, then complain when they walk off a cliff.


94 posted on 09/16/2005 8:24:03 AM PDT by najida (So, I said to myself -Self, I really think shrimp heads in the flower pots as compost is a bit much!)
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To: ryan71
I have read before that separate classrooms lead to better grades for all students. So its probably not a bad idea.
95 posted on 09/16/2005 10:43:40 AM PDT by escapefromboston (manny ortez: mvp)
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To: brytlea

Yes, cow-like submissive behavior.


96 posted on 09/16/2005 12:14:26 PM PDT by muawiyah (/ hey coach do I gotta' put in that "/sarcasm " thing again?)
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To: muawiyah

Whatever....
susie


97 posted on 09/16/2005 1:38:34 PM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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To: Republicanprofessor

I'm a female teacher, but I raised 3 boys before I started teaching, so I understand boys better than girls. And, for the most part, I hated when the kids were on meds. Most of them were lethargic and kind of spaced out. I would rather just deal with them. Of course, I can be kinda mean when I need to be..... :)
susie


98 posted on 09/16/2005 1:40:51 PM PDT by brytlea (All you need as ID to vote in FL is your Costco card...)
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