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Where does society's responsibility end, and where does personal responsibility begin for choices made by individuals? Is the educational system failing boys, or are boys failing themselves? This statement and subject is a very touchy one, whether you are a parent or a teacher. As a parent you see your child as any parent would, a good child who can do no wrong. I believe both the system is failing our boys as well as themselves. I will start off by saying learning starts at home most children are not getting that at home support. To me it is mainly the boys. As a teacher I can see firsthand in my classroom that our boys are being failed. It is very clear who is being taught at home as well as in the classroom. My boys are unable to write their names but can tell me what clothes and shoes they have on. Like I stated in a previous paper it takes one teacher who cares to get around these children today. In article I read Mr. Ferlazzo made some great points. He said “one of the key elements of helping students develop more intrinsic motivation is developing relationships”. Mr. Ferlazzo also stated, when you bring something a child likes to learn about in the classroom you will get good response. I notice in my classroom my boys like “the ninja turtles”. In order to teach them numbers and letters I printed out ninja turtle cut-out and placed each number and letter to the paper.
Studies have shown that young boys need positive male role models
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10616/Is-school-biased-boys.html#ixzz3IlXrmfuq at eleven, the gap had widened with 76% of girls achieving level four and above as opposed to only 65% of boys. By the age of fourteen, 17% more girls than boys reached level five or above
Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-10616/Is-school-biased-boys.html#ixzz3IlYLxPXf I can agree with the study young boys do need a positive male role model in their lives, whether in school or at home. A lot of boys are lazy when it comes to school. That can come from maybe they are not being challenged enough due to classrooms being feminized. With a classroom just having females teachers it might be hard for the young men to focus. In the reading it says” a female teacher, especially one who does not have any sons will view the boys in the class to be challegning and disruptive. I believe every teacher should view children as equal and teach them the same. If the boys in the classroom are struggling peer them with a female in the class or work a little harder with him.

The Longman Writer “How the schools shortchange boys” pages 441-445

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