Teaching Boys

Emphasizing stoicism, toughness, and competition can leave boys without the emotional tools they need to thrive. How can we change course before the problem gets out of hand?

Engage boys with books and reading. A reading specialist's tips for making reading appealing to male students who are disinterested.

Ashanti Branch started the Ever Forward Club as a place where students felt safe to reveal their weaknesses, ask for help, get support and be smart. Branch made them feel like they mattered. #CultofPedagogyPin

There are troubling statistics about boys in K-12 schools. They are more likely to drop out of school than their female peers, and account for ~70% of suspensions and expulsions. To support boys in our classrooms, one consistent finding from research says boys are relational learners. They learn best in the context of strong, supportive relationships. #CultofPedagogyPin

Since many male readers do not read teacher-privileged literary fiction texts at home, many of them classify themselves as non-readers.

Having a hard time finding books for your boys? These pictures books are tested favorites: the ones my young boys asked to read over and over again. We had to sift through a LOT of books to find these gems. I hope your boys enjoy these books as much as mine did! #booklists

As a teacher, I am cautious about the messages the books in my classroom library send to students. Just as I don't want my shelves to be full of lovesick, helpless female characters, I don't want them to be full of overly macho, emotionless male characters either. Here's 8 titles, separated into middle school and high school, that I've recently read and would recommend for boys that portray a variety of male experiences.

I have become especially sensitive to the pattern of patriarchy in my own life, as well as the lives of the boys I teach. #CultofPedagogyPin

Boys Think, See, Hear & Process Very Differently Than Girls, Check out these tips for teaching boys! #boy #teen #toddler #parenting #health #mentalhealth #healthy #books #home #wisdom #outdoor #happy #friendship #family

Why schools and families need to talk about relationships, caring, and consent as part of a comprehensive approach to sex education. #CultofPedagogyPin

Questions most frequently asked by adolescent boys from the boys' section of "Will Puberty Last My Whole Life? REAL Answers to REAL Questions from Preteens About Body Changes, Sex, and Other Growing-Up Stuff" by Dr. Robert Lehmann and Julie Metzger. #CultOfPedagogyPin

4 Creative Classroom Strategies That Curtail Behavior “Issues” with Boys #CultofPedagogyPin

Over the past decade, there’s been a growing awareness that the way we structure schools is shortchanging boys. The question is what can schools and teachers do about it? #CultofPedagogyPin

This is the place to come if you’re looking for something to get a guy reading. We’ve collected recommendations from teachers, librarians, booksellers, publishers, parents, and guys themselves. These are the books that guys have said they like. #CultofPedagogyPin

Boy and Girl Puberty book - have honest conversations that will guide your child through puberty. | Sex Ed Rescue

Boys can be pickier customers than girls when it comes to choosing a book to read. They need just the right book to hook them. Here's 8 realistic fiction titles, separated into middle school and high school, that I've recently read and would recommend for boys. Click the title of each to read my full review and ideas for using it in the classroom.