Student Diversity In The Classroom

The Education of Children Raised by Gay Parents

Have you ever thought about the education of children raised by gay parents? Studies share that 1 to 9 million children in the United States have at least one parent who is gay or lesbian. It is difficult to obtain a more accurate count because many same sex parent families are hesitant to be open because of fears of discrimination. The number of children raised [...]

Helping Boys Succeed in School

Helping boys succeed in school is as simple as getting them to stop thinking that school is a waste of time and that liking books or reading is for sissies. I guess the problem is not as easy to solve as we might think. For centuries, boys overachieved in educational settings, fighting for positions and honors that no girl had ever held. Then came equal [...]

Culturally Responsive Strategies for Teaching Diverse Populations

Teaching diverse populations is a reality of education today. Education is not just a process of communicating information, but it can shape the major thinking processes of individuals and groups. Educators have a responsibility therefore to acknowledge, respond to and celebrate all cultures represented in their classrooms, and to provide culturally responsive teaching to diverse students. What is culturally responsive teaching? Some of the characteristics [...]

Surprising Facts About How Boys are Treated in School

The issue of boys vs girls in school. Statistically speaking, there are more boy geniuses than there are girl geniuses; if this true, then why is there a major disparity in achievement between boys vs girls in school? The problem occurs across all grade levels from elementary to high school. There are more girls as the presidents of school organizations, more girls enrolled in advanced [...]

Trying to Understand Teenage Boys in School

Nowadays in school it is more common to hear how hard it is to understand teenage boys. As it happens in every situation, there are two sides to every question, and in this case it should be interesting to analyze if the teenage years are a critical stage in life, or is it a wonderful phase full of new and unknown things, confusions, and dreams? [...]

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