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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]

OP here...I am SO sad to hear that your child feels that way!! I never want my students to feel as if I favor any of them over others.

I personally have not gotten that sense that boys feel like I favor girls at all from my class. I just recently (last Friday actually) heard from a teacher that some boys did mention feeling they were treated unfairly in a different grade level.

My personal style is....I don't tolerate bullshit from anyone. I think my students know and appreciate this. However, I'm not sure all the teachers in my school operate as I do. We are all unique and have our different styles. Especially the paras/teacher's aides...they are wonderful humans but do not necessarily have the child development and classroom management training that classroom teachers do.

This is a very important topic though and one I would consider sharing with the teacher and even with admin. Your son's voice matters. I may bring this up to my school's admin bc we are a deeply reflective school. We could discuss this topic in depth at a future staff meeting and do some professional development on it. Thank you for bringing this to my attention![/quote]

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