Homeschooling Boys: What’s the Difference?

I homeschooled boys and only boys until my fifth child was a girl. I asked my Periscope viewers if homeschooling boys was really different. We had an interesting discussion that you can watch at the end of this post. I decided to determine what differences have actually been demonstrated in research. I can't wait to share with you what I found and how we can make positive changes in our homeschools. LISTEN ON ITUNES Links subscribe to Psychowith6.com RaisingRealMen.com Spring Activities Challenge. Reference Reference boys' artwork is more likely to depict action than girls' 19% of elementary and middle school teachers are men. Boys prefer to read comics and humorous books and students of both genders prefer contemporary books and series. Boys in all-boy Florida classrooms where teachers have been taught how best to teach boys have improved test scores dramatically. Boys in co-ed classrooms scored 37% proficient on the FCAT while boys in single-sex classrooms scored 86% proficient. how to find books your child will like Alex Rider Ranger's Apprentice Girls tend to excel with word problems and boys struggle free funny writing prompts for fall and winter Unjournaling Boys in classroom settings tend to think they are better students than they really are A world-wide study of 2500 teachers' suggestions for boys quoted in The Atlantic Science & the Bible St. Louis Homeschool Expo April 7-9th Grammar Galaxy Pick up your copy of The Organized Homeschool Life