【Boy’sschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(阳刚)theabsenceofgirl】
Boy’sschoolsaretheperfectplacetoteachyoungmentoexpresstheiremotionsandinvolvetheminactivitiessuchasartdanceandmusic.Farfromthetraditionalimageofacultureofaggressivemasculinity(阳刚)theabsenceofgirlsgivesboysthechancetodevelopwithoutpressuretoagreewithastereotypeaUSstudysays.
Boysatsingle-sexschoolsweresaidtobemorelikelytogetinvolvedinculturalandartisticactivitiesthathelpeddeveloptheiremotionalexpressivenessratherthanfeelingtheyhadtoagreewiththe“boycode”ofhidingtheiremotionstobea“realman”.
ThereportpresentedataconferenceoftheInternationalBoys’SchoolsCoalitioninLondonattendedbytheheadsofprivateandstateschoolsgoesagainstreceivedwisdomthatboysdobetterwhentaughtalongsidegirls.TonylittleheadmasterofEtonwarnedthatboyswerebeingfailedbytheBritisheducationsystembecauseithadbecometoofocusedongirls.Hecriticizedteachersforfailingtorecognizethatboysareactuallymoreemotionalthangirls.
Theresearcharguedthatboysoftenperformbadlyinmixedschoolsbecausetheybecomediscouragedwhentheirfemalespeersdobetterearlierinspeakingandreadingskills.Butinsingle-sexschoolsteacherscantailorlessonstoboy’slearningstylelettingthemmovearoundtheclassroomandgettingthemtocompeteinteamstopreventboredomwrotethestudy’sauthorAbigailJamesoftheUniversityofVirginia.Teacherscouldencourageboystoenjoyreadingandwritingwith“boy-focused”approachessuchasthemesandcharactersthatinterestthem.Becauseboysgenerallyhavemoreacute(sharp)visionlearnbestthroughtouchandarephysicallymoreactivetheyneedtobegiven“hands-on”lessonswheretheyareallowedtowalkaround.“Boysinmixedschoolsviewclassicalmusicasfeminine(女性的)andpreferthemoderntypeinwhichviolenceandsexismaremajorthemes”Jameswrote.
Single-sexeducationalsomadeitlesslikelythatboyswouldfeeltheyhadtoagreewithastereotypethatmenshouldbe“masterfulandincharge”inrelationships“Inmixedschoolsboysfeelforcedtoactlikemenbeforetheyunderstandthemselveswellenoughtoknowwhatthatmeans.”Thestudyreported.
1.Intheeyesoftheauthorasingle-sexschoolwould__________.