Are Men the Weaker Sex After All?
POSTED BY: Niki2
UPDATED: Wednesday, November 17, 2010 21:00
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Oh I agree, and would love to have the time to discover how each student learns best and give them individual attention that best suits their learning styles, but that's just not the reality of our jobs. We have several standards to address (within an 80 min 22 day every other day periods of some of us) and at least 20 students (or maybe even 50 or 60+ in a band or choir).
It's not really fair, but I just have to go with how I can teach best and reach the most kids. I'd love to have leave 'no child left behind' but sometimes that is beyond my control. And of course the parents and kids you need to see more of are the ones you never hear from, while someone else's little miss/mister perfect should shouldn't be getting an B but an A like they do everywhere else and obviously this is my fault.
Also not helping when they are yanked out of my class (when they're already doing poorly here) for more time with the math lessons that still aren't sticking...
EDIT: I noticed that some classrooms have two teachers in them now, which is awesome. One can lead the class as a whole with the other patrolling for stragglers and helping them catch up. I wish I could teach in a two teacher class, but for some reason have 2 band directors to teach 40 or 50 something students makes less sense than having 2 math teachers teach 20 math students...
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Oh, Happy, I wasn't dissing teaching in ANY way, I know how overburdened the educational system is these days and that you guys are forced to teach "en masse" as it were. I was just making the point that difficulty in learning doesn't equate to low IQ, that's all.
That two-teacher classroom is FANTASTIC! Must not be in CA, we're lucky to get ONE!
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Quote:I think that is only cause they can't stop thinking about sex and food.
Originally posted by Niki2:
...we're smarter, too.
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I think that is only cause they can't stop thinking about sex and food.
LOL. I spend my time the classroom feeling like an anxious parent (or what I assume a parent feels like, I have no children), but soon as I leave, there's a fair chance one of those topics are on my mind usually food cause I'm not out till 6.
Speakin' of which, it's the weekend! I'm off to see my girl and college friends. If I post anything over the next couple of days might be rife spelling and grammar errors due to typing on an itouch and other extenuating circumstances.
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"Additionally 76% of deaths by suicide are committed by men — not because more are attempted, but because more succeed."
Hello,
It would seem that men are statistically more likely to achieve their goals. ;-)
--Anthony
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Anthony
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Hello,
My favorite! You shouldn't have.
But I'm glad you did. ;-)
--Anthony
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Don't have time for a long comment, as I am bashin these out in between Friday night rounds but...
I can say without one ounce of doubt that girls recover far, far better from catastrophic psychological and emotional damage than boys - we're talkin a split on the order of 85/15 there, so it's more than just a statistical anomoly.
-F
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Originally posted by Niki2:
Saying boys are harder to teach isn't an indication of their intelligence, you guys know that. But maybe someone should look into it, that there might be something hormonal or genetic that makes them have the shorter attention spans and have more difficulty learning, or sitting still to learn?
Traditionally, they do say that girls mature faster than boys.
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""Additionally 76% of deaths by suicide are committed by men — not because more are attempted, but because more succeed."
Hello,
It would seem that men are statistically more likely to achieve their goals. ;-) "
--Anthony
I'm not sure about the 76% number, but if I'm remembering right, women attempt suicide more than men, but men really are more successful at killing themselves. It is because of the means each use to attempt suicide: men tend to favor using firearms/hanging and women tend to attempt suicide via overdose/cutting.
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