Engaging Boys in Their Learning Workshop
Boys who struggle in school
Some boys thrive in school. There are more "boy geniuses" than "girl geniuses" and there are more boys in the top 1 percent of the IQ scale than there are girls. But many boys don't fare as well — and for the majority of them, school may not be as a good a fit as it is for girls. There is no single boy experience at school because there is a wide range of boys — and some take to school and some don't.
So what's happening to boys when they go to school?
The average boy is less mature than the average girl when he starts school. By school age, the average boy is less mature socially, less verbal, and more active than most of the girls. We ask too much of boys developmentally in the early years and they taste too much failure and frustration in school. The boys in your life need your time and energy. The boys you teach, coach and mentor need you to help them grow into healthy young men.
Empowering the Boys in Our Classroom
How a boy feels about himself is one of the basic pillars upon which his future success in school and in life depends. We adults have so much influence, whether we realize it or not. Whether or not exhorting kids to feel good about themselves has any effect at all on their self-esteem, helping them to do something they can be proud of is bound to help.
Of all the judgments and beliefs that each one of us own, none is more important than the ones we have about ourselves. As a teacher, one of our primary concern ought to focus on what boys think of themselves. The beliefs about themselves are the single most telling factors in determining a boy’s success and happiness in life. A boy’s self-image is a direct result of the kind of reinforcements he receives from you and hid parents on a daily basis.
Don’t ask, “What do I think of this boy?” or “What do his parents think of him?” but... ... “What does he think of himself?”
· Does he feel good about the way he looks?
· Does he have confidence in his ability to undertake challenges?
· Does he think of himself as worthy?
· Does he feel intelligent?
The barriers we erect to our own growth and development are almost always internal barriers. The job of motivating a boy to have greater aspirations in life is essentially the task of working on their self-pictures in all areas of their young life.
Any area where you find negativity, pessimism, or indifference about their abilities or dreams, you have an assignment for self-improvement to work on.
Some boys thrive in school. There are more "boy geniuses" than "girl geniuses" and there are more boys in the top 1 percent of the IQ scale than there are girls. But many boys don't fare as well — and for the majority of them, school may not be as a good a fit as it is for girls. There is no single boy experience at school because there is a wide range of boys — and some take to school and some don't.
So what's happening to boys when they go to school?
The average boy is less mature than the average girl when he starts school. By school age, the average boy is less mature socially, less verbal, and more active than most of the girls. We ask too much of boys developmentally in the early years and they taste too much failure and frustration in school. The boys in your life need your time and energy. The boys you teach, coach and mentor need you to help them grow into healthy young men.
Empowering the Boys in Our Classroom
How a boy feels about himself is one of the basic pillars upon which his future success in school and in life depends. We adults have so much influence, whether we realize it or not. Whether or not exhorting kids to feel good about themselves has any effect at all on their self-esteem, helping them to do something they can be proud of is bound to help.
Of all the judgments and beliefs that each one of us own, none is more important than the ones we have about ourselves. As a teacher, one of our primary concern ought to focus on what boys think of themselves. The beliefs about themselves are the single most telling factors in determining a boy’s success and happiness in life. A boy’s self-image is a direct result of the kind of reinforcements he receives from you and hid parents on a daily basis.
Don’t ask, “What do I think of this boy?” or “What do his parents think of him?” but... ... “What does he think of himself?”
· Does he feel good about the way he looks?
· Does he have confidence in his ability to undertake challenges?
· Does he think of himself as worthy?
· Does he feel intelligent?
The barriers we erect to our own growth and development are almost always internal barriers. The job of motivating a boy to have greater aspirations in life is essentially the task of working on their self-pictures in all areas of their young life.
Any area where you find negativity, pessimism, or indifference about their abilities or dreams, you have an assignment for self-improvement to work on.
Attend the Workshop
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Michael Auden's perennial Engaging Boys workshop is now updated and expanded. Book your staff in for an informative and energetic learning experience. Be better informed and equipped to teach the boys in your classroom.
Program: · Teaching the male brain · Communicating with boys · Setting boundaries · Women teaching boys · Men teaching boys · Your teaching brain · Your teaching voice · Words and images · Boy-friendly strategies |
Download a FREE training moduleBoys need boundaries
“Being “free range” is not for many boys. I teach my boys with a barn-laid style environment. Neither caged nor free-range; but somewhere in between. “ Boys are hierarchical and they like to know who is in charge. Boys have two questions on their minds whether they are in a group at school: 1. What are the rules here? 2. Who’s in charge? Boys like limits and boundaries as they make them feel safe and secure. They also like to know that someone is going to enforce those rules so don’t be afraid to be in charge, although you don’t have to use the same authoritarian methods as perhaps your own parents used. 
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Dates & Venues
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Holmesglen Conference Centre - Batesford Rd & Warrigal Rd Chadstone
Monday March 7th 10am till 12 noon $195 per participant (includes comprehensive reference materials) Term Two workshops Melbourne CAE May 6th To Register to attend the Engaging Boys Workshop
Either copy the details below into an email and send to [email protected] or complete the form adjacent. Contact name
School Location of workshop List of participants Buy the Engaging Boys training modules CDsThese three sets of training modules for teachers have been developed after conducting successful workshops with 7,500 teachers throughout Australia.
Engaging Boys Modules $49 · Ask a man · Be an empowering teacher · Bias in my classroom · Boy-friendly teaching strategies · Boys’ aggressive behaviour · Gender balance · Is he ready to learn? · Bony bum boys · Noise and movement · Setting Boundaries · Winning ways with wayward boys Misreading Boys Modules $49 · Body smart picture smart · Classroom reading strategies · Class participation · Drawing words writing pictures · Encouraging class participation · Getting boys to talk · Helping boys read · Let me be funny · Poor handwriting · Writing for spatial learners · Written work · Boy-friendly reading and writing · Reading for right-brained boys · Misreading boys workshop slides · Words and images Boys Emotional Development Modules $49 · A boy’s identity · Displaying emotions · His tender side · Male teachers, dad and other adult males · Mechanics of male communication · Mutual facial gazing · Role models · Testosterone Tsunami · Walk and talk |
Order your Engaging Boys Training Modules CdsCut and paste this information and email to:
[email protected] Please supply the following CDs ___ Enaging Boys in their Learning @ $49 ___ Misreading Boys @ $49 ___ Boys Emotional Development @ $49 Name School Postal address Order # |
