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Education Experts Report: Boys Still Getting Called on More Often Than Girls,/span>

Studies show that teachers are still calling on boys eight time more often than girls. This occurs mainly because boys are more likely to yell out answers. You might remember a classmate who was always waving his hand in the air and yelling out answers. Studies show few teachers ignore girls but most often it is a subtle action such as talking to more boys than girls as they pass through a classroom are common.

Results of unequal attention, include girls participating less in the learning process such as asking fewer questions. The results are most noticeable in college.

This problem has led to promote single-sex schools and colleges. Several studies have shown both boys and girls have higher self esteem, better test scores and higher rates of admission to college.

Studies show that one of the main reasons boys get more attention in the classroom is because many boys are kinesthetic learners, they learn best by moving their bodies and doing things rather than sitting and listening

By building flexibility into the curriculum, teachers reach boys and girls. Instead of simply writing an essay about a book, for instance, kids can act out the book’s character, then draw sketches of the action, then write about the sketches. The idea is that the teacher uses the physical and visual realms as stepping-stones to the verbal and written ones.”

To Help Girls do Better in School: Teachers need to ask more girls to take part in class demonstrations, give girls more time to answer a question before calling on a more vocal male student, and seek out textbooks that depict women in non-traditional roles and that include many examples of influential women.

To Help Boys do Better in School: Experts recommend use of Animated-Literacy, for children in Kindergarten and Grade 1. It’s based on a new brain theory and multiple learning styles, it’s interactive and appeals to a wide range of learning types.

The good news is that school boards across the country have begun to implement the concept of multiple learning styles—verbal, spacial, musical and s are urging teachers to respond to their students’ individual styles.

To learn more:

Howard Garner's theory of Multiple Intelligences.

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