Is MCPS biased against boys?

[Anonymous]

I had two girls and 1 boy in MCPS. The only to ever get in trouble was my girl with ADHD and she got in trouble in after care due to impulsivity and a parent reported the incident to the counselor.

If there’s bias against boys, we never saw it.

[Anonymous]

All educators have prejudices.

There is a ton of research that some prejudice is against boys no matter if it’s a blue/red/purple state/person.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Many adults are less tolerant of boys than girls, especially young boys. If you believe that your son is being discriminated against or is receiving disparate treatment, advocate on his behalf.

In my experience, complaining makes things worse. Better to suck it up.

[Anonymous]

My son got in trouble because he was loud and distracting and when he was bored he acted out. When my day was bored she drew or daydreamed.

I teach and I don't see a bias. I bet your kid is actually more obnoxious than he's letting on and your dd may have better social skills.

[Anonymous]

The boys are my school are far more likely to have phone addiction issues. So, they definitely get more attention from me in response.

[Anonymous]

In early childhood/elementary-absolutely. 80% of elementary educators and over 90% of early childhood educators are women, making it a systemic issue. Boys tend to act out, girls tend to act inwardly (obviously these are generalizations and don't apply to everyone.) The worst treated, though, in my experience as an early childhood educator are girls who act out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It depends on the teacher and principal.

True-last year my son's teacher made his life a living hell (he's a squirmer who has trouble sitting still). This year the teacher is much more tolerant of his movement and gives me glowing reports. I specifically asked for a teacher who didn't get irritated by active little boys (the school sent out a questionnaire). Thank goodness that's who he got! He loves going to school this year and hated it last year.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My son got in trouble because he was loud and distracting and when he was bored he acted out. When my day was bored she drew or daydreamed.

I teach and I don't see a bias. I bet your kid is actually more obnoxious than he's letting on and your dd may have better social skills.

Hahahhahahhaha.
That's what OP is complaining about!

This is the classic watershed book "The Trouble with Boys", but there are others.

https://books.google.com/books/about/The_Trouble_with_Boys.html?id=slhSi5REAVIC&printsec=frontcover&source=kp_read_button&hl=en&newbks=1&newbks_redir=0&gboemv=1#v=onepage&q&f=false

[Anonymous]

Typical it's the opposite.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The boys are my school are far more likely to have phone addiction issues. So, they definitely get more attention from me in response.

I see the same thing.

The boys are playing games and watching videos every second they can. They don’t know how to focus for more than 10 seconds. Movement infused lessons used to help with wriggly boys and now it doesn’t make a big difference because it’s their brains craving dopamine.

Girls have social drama on their phones, but they don’t seem to need to use them nonstop.

[Anonymous]

My experience is that in ES there is definitely a lot of attention drawn to kids that can't sit still. These are generally boys.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:In early childhood/elementary-absolutely. 80% of elementary educators and over 90% of early childhood educators are women, making it a systemic issue. Boys tend to act out, girls tend to act inwardly (obviously these are generalizations and don't apply to everyone.) The worst treated, though, in my experience as an early childhood educator are girls who act out.

Interesting. I think you're right on all counts, but I'm only a parent volunteer. My daughter's friend, a girl with hyperactive ADHD, was corrected multiple times throughout elementary.

The hyperactive ADHD kids are not a good fit for the traditional education model. Most of these are boys, which means that the few hyper girls stand out even more.

[Anonymous]

I teach and while I won’t say I have no biases, I’ll say that the ways that boys act out tend to be louder and more physically disruptive than the way girls act out. So when I have to prioritize safety, I have to come down harder on some boys. It’s very rare that I have a girl throw a hard object at another student, push them over, wrestle on the carpet, etc.

[Anonymous]

I do see that some teachers have biases against boys who are not quiet and impulsive/high energy. They often get put into my class to calm down and they settle right in and wish I was their teacher. I teach 1st grade and I have built-in decompression and meditation times. My room stays calm and focused. I do have some impulsive boys but I work with them and provide a calm corner, fidgets, and frequent breaks to help them manage their energy more efficiently. I don't prefer any gender. Each child brings their own unique personality. Work with it and meet them where they are.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The boys are my school are far more likely to have phone addiction issues. So, they definitely get more attention from me in response.

I see the same thing.

The boys are playing games and watching videos every second they can. They don’t know how to focus for more than 10 seconds. Movement infused lessons used to help with wriggly boys and now it doesn’t make a big difference because it’s their brains craving dopamine.

Girls have social drama on their phones, but they don’t seem to need to use them nonstop.

OP post is about elementary so the kids probably don't have their own phones. Maybe the problem is the heavy use of Chromebooks such that the addictive screen is always a fingertip away.