Boys don’t try – Rethinking Masculinity in Schools

If you are short of some reading material, I highly recommend this book bu Matt Pinkett and Mark Roberts.  It discusses the fact that many of the ideas that we have been taught at college encourage the boys to behave in such a way that their performance in school decreases. It really made me think and question the way in which I have approached the teaching of boys. Chapters include, peer pressure, mental health , disadvantaged students and the engagement myth amongst others.  Matt and Mark refer to research studies and their own experiences to discuss and dispel many of these myths. It really made me think and question the way in which I have approached the teaching of boys.

https://blog.optimus-education.com/boys-underachievement-rethinking-masculinity-schools