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The Lost Boys of Public Education Schools
Hold your fingers roughly two inches apart for an idea of the disparity that exists between American fourth-grade girls and boys in reading and writing. Double that space, and you'll see how far apart they stand by the time they hit the eighth grade.
Seem dramatic? The illustration might state the obvious to any parent or teacher who bears daily witness to boys who fail to complete homework, struggle on tests or disrupt class. Some who have researched the issue, though, say teachers need look no further than their own students to solve a long-accepted stereotype about boys: that they're simply not inclined to reading, let alone following the structure and limits of a classroom setting.
Still, area middle school principals like Bruce MacBain, drawn to national headlines that mirror their own observations of boys in their building, are wondering what's going on. As dedicated educators, they want to stem the issue now, before things get worse. Guided by MacBain, the Moravia Middle School principal, administrators turned their attention earlier this month to a recently growing national concern.
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