Comments on: Teaching Differently to Boys & Girls

By: Melinda Groth

Melinda Groth — Sun, 26 Jul 2009 01:24:25 +0000

Ditto what Mrs. C said!

By: Mrs C

Mrs C — Thu, 23 Jul 2009 23:27:54 +0000

So when teaching students, you should offer them chances to learn outside their comfort zones. It makes me unhappy to think that everyone [still] thinks that all girls need this kind of 1-1 interaction and all boys shy away from intimate scenarios. I say, make the boys do crafts with pink, orange, and yellow pipe cleaners and encourage the girls to create exercises or plays where they have to include the entire group. I appreciate the research you site – it could be helpful when you find that all-inclusive groups of boys and girls start to become unmanageable. Both genders can rise to most any occasion.

By: Karen

Karen — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 20:30:43 +0000

This is both hysterical and brilliant. The only thing missing is a bowl of potpourri around which the girls can sit. I’d never thought about how difficult this particular aspect of your job would be…just the general difficult aspect of dealing with middle schoolers!

By: Mike

Mike — Wed, 22 Jul 2009 00:40:25 +0000

Allow me to prove that I read your blog for a change Kurt, by leaving this comment: Quit whining, I get to figure out how to teach a freshman boy and a senior girl. Take that!