Boys and Literacy

8 Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys about Gender. Part II: Beyond the Canary in the Coal Mine.

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Sep 14, 20214 min read

8 Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys about Gender. Part II: Beyond the Canary in the Coal Mine.

As I mentioned in Part I of this two-part post, the main approach to thinking about boys and getting them more engaged with school and...

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Autonomous Learning Behaviors Vs. Learned Helplessness: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Part II

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Apr 20, 20215 min read

Autonomous Learning Behaviors Vs. Learned Helplessness: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Part II

Kenny, an 11th grader at a school where I am the academic director, is struggling universally in all his classes. The school which Kenny...

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More Male Teachers in Schools, Better Educational Results for Boys? Not So Fast!

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May 11, 20204 min read

More Male Teachers in Schools, Better Educational Results for Boys? Not So Fast!

The argument goes something like this… The preponderance of female teachers in schools, particularly at the elementary school level, may...

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Feb 24, 20205 min read

Turning Your Classroom into a Chrysalis

There is a dirty little lie that teachers tell and it is a complicated one. “I don’t play favorites in my classroom. All of my students...

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The Writing on the Wall: Creating Greater Gender Equity through Classroom RE-Design Part I

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Aug 26, 20194 min read

The Writing on the Wall: Creating Greater Gender Equity through Classroom RE-Design Part I

When I started working for the first time as an educational leader in a school with an elementary level program, I realized quickly that...

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Education and Dissonance: The Gordian Knot

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Jun 11, 20192 min read

Education and Dissonance: The Gordian Knot

Potentially the greatest challenge in education is how do you understand the mind of someone who is learning something for the first...

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ON KEPT PRINCES, THE BELL CURVE AND OUR BOYS*

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Feb 25, 201910 min read

ON KEPT PRINCES, THE BELL CURVE AND OUR BOYS*

*The following post first appeared as a full length article in HaYidion the official journal for PRIZMAH: The Center for Jewish Day...

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A Point Earned is the Point: Gendered Reactions to Grades and Achievement

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Feb 4, 20194 min read

A Point Earned is the Point: Gendered Reactions to Grades and Achievement

Guest Blogger: Leora Smith “Ms. Smith,” he queries, with widened eyes and a smirk, “how many points is this paragraph worth?” I slowly...

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