“The classroom becomes a
battlefield for survival with only two goals – getting the girls to achieve and
getting the boys to behave”, so says Australian therapist Steve Biddulph,
calling it straight in a world ***** ***** ********** **** ** **** ********* ** ****** ******** ** **** ******* **************** ***************** **** ** ******* *********** **** ****** *********** *** *********** *** ** ***** ******** ***** **** ****** **** *************** *** ***** ** ** ******** ********** **** ******* ***** ******** ******* *** ******** ************ *** ***** ** *** *********** **** ********* ***** **** ** ********** **** ** * ********* ** ************ *** ****************
Evidence suggests a universal
problem with the declining achievement of boys in education. Girls are generally ************* **** ************ ** ***** *********** ******** * ***** ***** ******** ******** **************** ****** ** ******** *** ******* *** **** *** ** ***** **** ** ******** ********** *** ********** *** *** ****** **** *** *** ********* ********* **** ***** ****** *************************
Separating boys’ academic
performance from their classroom behavior can only lead to the chicken and the ***** ******* * ** *** **** **** *** *** ******* *** ***** *** ***** **** *** ********* **** ************ *** **** ********** ********** ** **** *** ***** ******* ** * ********** ******** ** ********* ******* *** ****** ***** *** ******** ** **** *** ********** **** **** ************* ******* ** ******** ******** ************ **** ******* *****
No matter where the problem
starts it is evident that the current mainstream system of education ** ***** ** ***** **** **** *** ***** ** *** *** ************ **** **** *** ****** ** **** ** ************* ******* ****** ** ***** ****** ** *** ********* * **** ** ******* ********* ** ************** ***** *** ************ ******* ** *** ************* ****** *** *** *** ***** ** ******* **** ****** ****** **** **** **** ***** ***** ********** ** **************** *** ***** **** ****** **** ********** ***** ******** ***** ** ******** ******* ** *** ********* * **************** ************* ** ********* ***** **** ***** *** *****
These days a mere reference to
gender differences puts people on sexism alert. The fight for *** ****** ** ******* **** ***** ** **** **** **** ********** **** ****** *** ***** ** ******* ****** ************ *** **** *** ***** **** **** ** ****** ********** *********** ******* ***** ***** ** ******* ********** ******* *** **** ** ************ *** ***** **** ******* *** ******* *** ***** ******* *** ***** ** **** ***** **** ********* *** ******* *** ** ***** *** ************ ***** ********* ** **** ** * ******
Such political correctness is
surely a good thing – or is it? Is
the fear of ***** ******* ****** ******** ******* **** ************** ** ** *********** *** ******* *** ********** ******** ** **** ****** ** **** *** ********** *********** *** ** ************** ** **** *** ***** ** **** *** ************** ******** ** ** **** *************** ** ******* ******** ************ ** ********* *** ******* ** **** ***** **** ****** ** *** ********* ** ** * ******* **** ** ********* *** ***** ** ********** ******** *** **** ** **************** ******* ** **** ** **** **** **** ******** ** ************** ******* *** ******* ** **** ** ********** ******* *** ***** ** *** ********* ********* **** ******** ****** ** *** **********
It is a biological fact that a
baby boy’s brain develops more slowly than a girl’s *** *** *********** ******* ***** **** *** *** ***** ********** ** **** ***** ***** *** ***** ** * *** **** ******* ** **** ********* *** *** ** **** ******** *** *********** ******** ** *** ******* *** ******* **** ** ******* ** **** *************** ** ** **** **** **** **** **** *** ***** ******* * **** ****** *** ***** ***** *** **** **** ***** ****** *************** ***** ******* ***** ***** **** ** ********* *** ******* **** ********* *** **** **** *** **** **** *** *********** **** *********** **** ****** ** * ***** ***** **** ****** ** ** **** ** *** **** ***** **** ****** *****
There is no doubt that
testosterone stimulates a desire for action and the use of pent ** ************* ** **** **** **** ** *** **** **** ************** ****** **** ** ***** ***** ****** ******** ****** **** ******* ******** ********* *** *************** *** **** *********** ** * ****** ****** **** ******* ******** ****** ****** ** ************** **** ******* ** ****** ****** ******** *** ******* ************** ** **** *** ********* ************ *** ***** * ******** ******** ** ***** *** ** ***** **************
The primary school years are
those when children have the greatest need for positive, same-sex role ******* ****************** **** ************* ***** ******* *** ******* ***** **** * *** ******* ****** ** ******** ****** **** **** **** ************* ********* ********** ** ********* ******* ** ***** * ********** ********* ** ****** **** ****** ** *** ****** *** ****** ** **** **** ****** **** **** ** **** **** ******* ** ************* *** ***** ** **** **** * ***** *** **** * **** ****
So is the news all bad for boys
and should schools carry on with business as ***** ******** ******** **** *** ***** ***** **** ***** **** ** ************ **** ** ** **** ** ****** ***** **** ***** *** ********* **** ************* **** *********** *** ********* *** ********* ********* **** *** ***** ***** **** ***** ************ ******* ** ********* *** ********* *** **** * ***************** ** ******** *** ** ********** ** **** **** * ****** ***** *** *** ****** ** **** ** *********** ** ***** ****** *** ***** **** *** * ******* ** **** ********* ************ *** ***** ***********
These suggested changes to our
system range from delaying the starting age of schooling for boys ******* ** *** *********** ********* ** ****** *********** ******* ****** *** ******** ***** ******** ** ******* *** ****** ****** *** **** ***** ** ******************* ********** *********** **** *** ******** **** ****** *** ********** ** ***** ** ******* *** **** *********** **** ******* ********** ** ******** **** *** ************* ** ************** ** ***** ** ***** **** ***************** *********** *** ********** ********** ** ***** ******* **** *** ******** ********** ** ********* **** ***** **** ** **** **** *** ****** *** ** *********** ** ***** ****** *****************************
Supporting boys in education
should not happen at the expense of girls and is likely to ******* **** *** *********** ** **** **** ****** * ******* **** ********** ***** ** ** *** *** ******** ***** *** *** *** ***** ******** ***** ** ******* *** **** **** *** ********* ******** **** **** *** ********* ** ********** *** ******* ****** *** **** ********** ****** *** ****** ** ********* ******* ** **** ********** *********** ** ******* **** ** ********** **** ******** *** *** *************** *** ************** ****** **** *** *********** ******* ****** *** * ** ********** ***** ********* ********* *** ********* *** ********** ** ***** ** ****** ******** *********** ************* *** ***** *** ******** * **** *** ***** ************ *** ****** ****** ************** ** ******* ******* ****** ************ * ***** * ****** ********* *** ****
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