Boys and Achievement
- Created by: rachel cantwell
- Created on: 07-05-14 18:26
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2. What has a shortage of male primary teachers led to?
- Girls being favourited by other female teachers
- A lack of a strong postive male rolemodels both at school and at home
- A feminised education system
3. Sewell argued that..?
- Education is very masculine, celebrating qualities such as competitivenss and leadership, leading to boys' doing well
- Education has become feminised and schools do not nurture 'masculine traits' and instead celebrate qualities associated with girls
- Middle class boys are more likely to be harrassed if they appear to be 'swots'
4. How have boys' leisure pursuits influenced achievement?
- Activities such as football and playing computer games have done little to develop language skills
- Reading and creative tasks are typical activities of boys, and have therefore developed language skills
- Football and computer games have helped to aid boys' visual learning, increasing achievement
5. Francis claimed that..?
- Boys are more likely to be labelled as swots, so naturally try to avoid this by horsing around in class
- Boys were more concerned than girls about being labelled by peers as swots because it was more of a threat to their masculinity
- Boys are more worried about being labelled as 'yobs' than girls, and so focus attention on school-work
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