How to Help Boys Achieve

Any of these sound familiar?

Papers are full of stories about how boys don’t do as well as girls do.

Reading is more of an interest for girls than it is for boys.

I don’t need to work hard or ‘I’ll know it anyway” or “I’ll catch up later” is what boys sometimes say.

Down - Teachers say that boys are often let down by their writing skills

Ego’s are inflated when boys treat girls badly and deflated when they sometimes get bullied by other boys simply because they work hard.

So what can we do about it?

Parents working hand in hand with schools can really help...

Confidence can be boosted by giving lots of encouragement.

Habits - If your son has a reading habit encourage it, if not do your best to help him develop one.

Advice can be obtained from your son’s teacher on reading, seeing other males in the house reading can also help.

Learning at home can be done by discussing the news or TV programmes.

List things he needs for school each day and make sure he gets himself organised in time.

Expressing his feelings is okay, reassure him. Persuade him that talking over problems is best, as it can help release tension and anger.

Not having enough sleep and too much TV or computer games can have negative effects.

Good male role models can play a significant part in boy’s education Eg. By reading to them, giving help at home, or even helping out at school.

Ensure he does his homework on the night he gets it set, without the TV on.

Achievement

Parents from local schools gathered together to listen to the facts
about boys’ underachievement and then discussed ways that
they felt parents might make a difference.

What about the girls?

Experience shows that girls benefit from any work that is done to improve the way boys work and behave.

Girls With Grade