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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Hi Op, on the girls versus boys behavior issue. My son (5th grade) who is a very well behaved kid according to his teachers regularly tells me how unfair he thinks the teachers and in particular the teacher’s aides are, always being harsh on boys and very nice to girls.

He says “they never say anything when the girls say mean things, create drama, tattle tell etc..but boys get punished even when they just say - i am done I don’t want to deal with the girls group they are just too mean-. It is not fair. Teachers just prefer girls”.

I can actually see why thishappens. Boys are louder, take space, are annoying and that’s the key disruptive behavior to tackle. I get it and I try to explain that to my son. I have my son and my girl’s friends at home regularly and know the difference.

BUT, my question to you is : do you get the sense that boys generally tend to feel like they are indeed less favored by the teachers in school (fairly or unfairly)? It is a current political trope, and not one I want to believe. But it is a recurring complaint from my son (who again is a straight A student with no discipline issue himself, he comments on what he sees). Not sure if this is generalized or not [/quote]

As the mom of the three boys I’ve heard this story in some form from all of mine and their friends over the years.  You know when that changed? The year they had a male teacher.  One of mine practically floated on air the year he had a male teacher. So much so my husband even remarked about how great that kid’s school year was going.

I love female teachers and know they do a wonderful job, but primary years would definitely benefit from an infusion of male teachers. Same as university levels benefits when female join the ranks.[/quote]

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