boys and achievement

Question 1

boys literacy

Answer 1

parents spend less time reading to their sons
they associate this with being feminine
they spend more of their free time playing sports and do little to develop their language skills

Question 2

decline of mens traditional jobs

Answer 2

significant decline in industries like iron and steel
led to an ‘identity crisis’ in men
undermines their self-esteem and motivation and they give up trying to get qualifications

Question 3

feminisation of education

Answer 3

Tony Sewell
boys fall behind because the school doesn’t nurture masculine traits.
argues coursework is a major cause of differences in achievement

Question 4

shortage of male primary school teachers

Answer 4

only 14% of primary teachers are male
39% of 8-11 year old boys don’t have a male teacher for lessons
42% of boys said it would make them work harder if they had a male teacher