Follow the link below to read an interesting article in the Atlantic by Jessica Fahey. She illustrates the problems boys are facing in our schools. What I find very interesting is what she discovered from the research of the International Boy’s School Coalition. Here are some lessons that work with boys according to this group:
The most effective lessons included more than one of these elements:
- Lessons that result in an end product–a booklet, a catapult, a poem, or a comic strip, for example.
- Lessons that are structured as competitive games.
- Lessons requiring motor activity.
- Lessons requiring boys to assume responsibility for the learning of others.
- Lessons that require boys to address open questions or unsolved problems.
- Lessons that require a combination of competition and teamwork.
- Lessons that focus on independent, personal discovery and realization.
- Lessons that introduce drama in the form of novelty or surprise.
Jessica and the Coalition should check out the Riverside Tutorial!
To read her article click the link below:
