【阅读理解AtaprimaryschoolinasmalltownintheeastofSouthCarolinasecond-gradeteachersGarneauandLynneareconvincedthatseparatingelementary-ageboysandgirlsproducesimmediate】

　　阅读理解

　　AtaprimaryschoolinasmalltownintheeastofSouthCarolinasecond-gradeteachersGarneauandLynneareconvincedthatseparatingelementary-ageboysandgirlsproducesimmediateacademicimprovementinbothgenders(性别)．

　　DavidChadwellSouthCarolina'sexpertofsinglegendereducationsays“Boysandgirlslearnhearandrespondtotheirsurroundingsdifferently．Wecanteachboysandgirlsbasedonwhatwenowknow．”

　　Maleandfemaleeyesarenotorganizedinthesamewayheexplains．Theorganizationofthemaleeyemakesitsensitivetomotionanddirection．“Boysunderstandtheworldasobjectsmovingthroughspace”hesays．

　　Themaleeyeisalsodrawntocoolercolorslikesilverandblack．It'snoaccidentthatboystendtocreatepicturesofmovingobjectsinsteadofdrawingthehappycolorfulfamilylikegirlsdointheirclass．

　　Thefemaleeyeontheotherhandisdrawntowarmercolorslikeredyellowandorange．ToattractgirlsChadwellsaystheteacherdoesn'tneedtomoveasmuchasinboy'sclass．Usingdescriptivephrasesandlotsofcolorsinpresentationsorontheblackboardgetstheirattention．

　　Boysandgirlsalsoheardifferently．“Whensomeonespeaksinaloudtonegirlsunderstanditasyelling”Chadwellsays．“Theythinkyou'remadandcanshutdown．”Girlsaremoresensitivetosounds．Headvisesgirls'teacherstowatchthetoneoftheirvoices．Boys'teachersshouldsoundmoreforcefulevenexcited．

　　Aboy'snervoussystemcauseshimtobemorecautiouswhenheisstandingmovingandtheroomtemperatureisaround69degreesFahrenheit．Stressinboyshesaystendstoincreasebloodflowtotheirbrainsaprocessthathelpsthemstayfocused．Girlsaremorefocusedwhenseatedinawarmerroomaround75degreesFahrenheit．Girlsalsorespondtostressdifferently．Whenexposedtothreatandconflictbloodgoestotheirguts(肠道)leavingthemfeelingnervousoranxious．

　　ThesedifferencescanbeappliedintheclassroomChadwelladds．“Singlegenderprogramsareaboutmakingthebestuseofthelearning．”