Do you agree that boys should get more attention in class as compared to girls? Why and why not?

Answer 1

While I was a teacher a year or two ago, one thing stressed at a conference was to really focus on each student individually. Of course, this seems like something quite obvious, but its easy to let or own bias or emotions or habits lead us to focus on the students we like, or even a group of students.

One thing I often hear mentioned was the opposite of what you're saying - boys are often focused on more than girls in the classroom. I've heard there are studies that back this up - that might be an interesting thing for someone to research.

Answer 2

Boys sometimes need the most attention but they should not get it. EVERY student in the classroom should get about equal attention...

Boys usually get the most attention because, in general, they are more aggressive...

If a teacher gives more attention to the boys then the education of the girls will suffer...

A teacher needs to draw out the shy students and also rein in the more active ones.. all students should learn to wait until the teacher calls upon them (no hand waving, no shouting, simply sitting quietly to allow others to think)

Answer 3

When we baby boomers were growing up, the girls did not get as much attention in class as the boys. Studies showed that back then boys were called on more often and praised more than girls. The result was a feeling of inferiority on the part of the girls and the perception by members of both sexes that what women had to say and contribute was not as good as what men had to say and contribute. The percentage of males going to college was much greater than the percentage of females, who were not encouraged academically. I think that same sex schools can be very good. In Philadelphia back then, the best schools were single sex. Women who go to all woman's colleges like Smith and Wellesley are much more likely to become CEOs than women who attend coed colleges of the same caliber