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Do Boys Learn Differently Than Girls Essay

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Do boys learn differently from girls? Why are there more illiterate boys than girls in the Jamaican school system? Men are from Mars; women are from Venus... or are they? Are the differences between boys and girls really that great? I do believe that the boys learn differently from girls for many reasons studies have shown that boys learn differently than girls. Brain scans tell part of the story. In general, more areas of girls' brains, including the cerebral cortex (responsible for memory, attention, thought, and language) are dedicated to verbal functions while in boys' brains; a greater part of the cerebral cortex is dedicated to spatial and mechanical functioning. So, boys tend to learn better with movement and pictures rather than just words. It is definitely a fact that girls tend to mature a little faster than boys, developing language skills sooner and giving them the edge over boys in reading, writing and speech. Boys may like to build things, manipulate objects and picture complex objects in their minds. Now this explains why boys are drawn to construction, building puzzles and even playing video games. On the other hand as a teacher I realize that girls generally like to talk. And they will talk …show more content…

It is generally accepted that a child’s performance can be determined by factors both inside and outside of the school. Jules (2010) supports this position by stating that “boy’s underachievement in the region is only a symptom of deep-seated differentials in society and cannot be resolved in the arena of the school alone”. Having to deal with a negative vibes from both school and home environment are key contributory factors to boy’s underachievement. In closing we need to come together as a country and help our boys. When the boys

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