Educational Needs of Boys

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This paper looks at the emotional and development differences between school-age boys and girls and how these differences directly impact their ability to learn and do well in school. Particular attention is paid to the changes that have taken place in the educational ideology and philosophy over the last 15 to 20 years and how these changes have been detrimental to the learning process of school-age boys.

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"During the past 2 decades, the shift in educational styles has proven to be a bit of slaying the goose which laid the golden eggs. As social orders began to loosen it was felt that stiff, highly didactic teaching format had also become outdated. Social issues were replaced by static history lessons and rote memorization was no longer considered an important aspect of the educational process. Because it take 12 years for the full effects of changing educational initiatives to show themselves on the achievement test scores, and many of these initiatives were phased into the school systems, the slow decline in educational performance did not make the educators radar screens until a large scale free fall was in process."

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