Bringing Out The Best in Boys
Boys will be boys, and that's now a big problem, according to Harvard psychologist William Pollack. He just completed a three-year study of healthy, middle-class boys and concluded that many of them are depressed, confused, isolated, and vulnerable.
Far from the stereotype of unfeeling "snips and snails and puppy dogs' tails," boys in the study voiced profound feelings of sadness, fear, and uncertainty about the prospect of becoming men. "Boys are caught in the impossible bind of living up to society's conception of the new male, who is caring, sensitive, and believes in female equality, while subscribing to traditional ideas about needing to be tough and macho," says Pollack.
The frustration of trying to live with a split psychology can lead to depression and repression of feelings, he concludes. It can also foster anger and violence. In extreme cases, it might contribute to suicide and murder."Many boys not allowed to shed tears, shoot bullets," Pollack comments. "The study has uncovered the tip of a deeper, more frightening iceberg, one that can cause serious violence in boys who make poor adjustments.
Monday, June 9, 2008
Bringing Out
Bringing Out the Best in Boys CD E-Library $149 includes a site licence to duplicate or place on school intranet.Boys need us to understand them better.
In this E-library, I hope to give grown-ups a look inside boys' emotional lives. Boys can be mysterious and confusing, but underneath their bravado they experience all of the fears and uncertainties that are part of human life. If we can make them feel safe, they will tell us what they are feeling
Boys Will Be Boys CD E-Library $149 includes a site licence to duplicate or place on school intranet.In their fantasy play, boys turn sticks into guns, balloons into bombs, and pencils into swords. They kill, die and get reborn in a matter of seconds, then hop right up to play some more. And yet many parents worry, wondering if their sons are simply normal, active boys, or turning into potentially violent men. Why do boys become aggressive? Sometimes boys are aggressive because they are frustrated or because they want to win. Sometimes they are just angry and can't find another way to express that feeling. And some may behave aggressively, but they're not aggressive all the time.
Teaching Boys CD E-library$149 includes a site licence to duplicate or place on school intranet.
· Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to fail or drop out of school;
· When it comes to grades and homework, girls outperform boys in primary, high school, university, and even post-graduate studies;
· Boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD);
While there has been great (and valid) concern about the achievements of girls in our educational system, most of the gains in Australian education over the last thirty years have been achieved by girls. So what's happening to Australia’s boys when they go to school?
The average boy is less mature than the average girl when he starts school. Schools, not boys, have changed. The primary classroom is four-fifths language based, and girls are, on average, stronger than boys in language. Boys are more active than many girls and have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. Many schools don't offer enough hands-on learning opportunitiesMost primary school teachers are women. Many female teachers may unconsciously prefer girls' interests (diaries and first-person narratives) over boys' interests like comic books and science fiction.
A Free copy of Raising Cain is included in each of these E-Libraries
In this E-library, I hope to give grown-ups a look inside boys' emotional lives. Boys can be mysterious and confusing, but underneath their bravado they experience all of the fears and uncertainties that are part of human life. If we can make them feel safe, they will tell us what they are feeling
Boys Will Be Boys CD E-Library $149 includes a site licence to duplicate or place on school intranet.In their fantasy play, boys turn sticks into guns, balloons into bombs, and pencils into swords. They kill, die and get reborn in a matter of seconds, then hop right up to play some more. And yet many parents worry, wondering if their sons are simply normal, active boys, or turning into potentially violent men. Why do boys become aggressive? Sometimes boys are aggressive because they are frustrated or because they want to win. Sometimes they are just angry and can't find another way to express that feeling. And some may behave aggressively, but they're not aggressive all the time.
Teaching Boys CD E-library$149 includes a site licence to duplicate or place on school intranet.
· Boys are 30 percent more likely than girls to fail or drop out of school;
· When it comes to grades and homework, girls outperform boys in primary, high school, university, and even post-graduate studies;
· Boys are four to five times more likely than girls to be diagnosed with Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD);
While there has been great (and valid) concern about the achievements of girls in our educational system, most of the gains in Australian education over the last thirty years have been achieved by girls. So what's happening to Australia’s boys when they go to school?
The average boy is less mature than the average girl when he starts school. Schools, not boys, have changed. The primary classroom is four-fifths language based, and girls are, on average, stronger than boys in language. Boys are more active than many girls and have trouble sitting still for long periods of time. Many schools don't offer enough hands-on learning opportunitiesMost primary school teachers are women. Many female teachers may unconsciously prefer girls' interests (diaries and first-person narratives) over boys' interests like comic books and science fiction.
A Free copy of Raising Cain is included in each of these E-Libraries
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___ Please send the 3 CD set Bringing Out the Best in Boys on 14 days FREE trial
Name:
School:
Order #
Address
Postcode
Centre for Leadership in Education ABN 39 929 256 117
52/145 Canterbury Road Toorak VIC 3142
Email your order to: edvantage@primusonline.com.au
Or Facsimile your Order Form to 03 8648 6304
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