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Meeting Boys’ Needs

Compare and contrast

Both the video and the article discuss how to raise boys in the learning environment. Accordingly, the culture that boys embrace is not working well for the boys in school. According to the narrator in the video, there is a need to introduce a specific culture to embrace boys. It is also evident that boys face challenges in the environment than girls (Biddulph, 2014). For instance, from the research, boys face emotional stress and they are likely to drop out of school. Similarly, the narrator in the video opines that many boys are expelled from school than girls. Some of the causes of these problems include fewer male teachers in the school to guide and tame the boys. The schools are currently employing more female teachers than female teachers. As a result, there is a need to increase the population of male teachers in the school. Secondly, the narrator in the video holds that there is a need to talk to parents and teachers on how to raise the boy child. Finally, the video narrator also posits that the schools should introduce games to embrace culture in the schools. For instance, boys are always lured to video games, which make them busy and engaged. In this regard, they will not feel lonely and engage in other nasty things. On the other hand, the article advocate for positive relationships to improve the learning and interaction of boys in the schools.

· Reflection

In my view, the boy child is facing problems in the learning environment than girls. The changing culture of teaching does not favor the development of the boy child. First, I would propose that the teachers and parents play an integral role in the development of the boy child. Teachers and parents should ensure that boys receive what they need to support their education (Reichert, M., & Hawley, R. 2013). Most parents favor female children than boys. For this reason, many boys are experiencing difficulties and undergo emotional stress. Some of the strategies that can be implemented to embrace boy child include the inclusion of games such as video games to keep the boys busy.

· Activity proposal

Counseling the boys is an activity that should be embraced in the classroom for nurturing boys. Every school should have boys counseling lessons where the boys can share their problems and challenges with the teachers as well as the parents (Engerman et al., 2015). Counseling will reduce the rate of suicide in common young males. Also, counseling can also relieve the boys’ emotional stress.

· Summary

From this topic, it is clear that boys face many challenges compared to girls. The teachers should play an active role in ensuring that boys have a peaceful environment for learning. Secondly, parents should bear the burden of raising the boy child in an accepted way. It is also prudent to note that the government should have special laws that protect the rights of a boy child in the same way specific laws are used to protect the vulnerability of the girl child.

References

Biddulph, S. (2014). Raising boys: Why boys are different--and how to help them become happy and well-balanced men. Ten Speed Press.

Engerman, J., Mun, Y., Yan, S., & Carr-Chellman, A. (2015). Video games to engage boys and meet common core: A teacher’s guide. University Park, PA, USA: ISTE.

Michael Reichert, & Richard Hawley. (2013). Relationships play primary role in boys’ learning. The Phi Delta Kappan, 94(8), 49. Retrieved from http://search.ebscohost.com.proxy-library.ashford.edu/login.aspx?direct=true&db=edsjsr&AN=edsjsr.23611726&site=eds-live&scope=site