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Why Boys Struggle More Than Girls In Elementary School
Stopping boys from playing with aggressive toys like guns maybe interfering with their long term education. Now there is a controversial star if ever I saw one. However, psychologists are now coming to the view that suppressing a young boys natural play habits could have serious long term consequences. A new document issued by the Department for Children, Schools and Families said children should be encouraged to take part in play which "involves more action". The gap in education standards between boys and girls is growing and growing at an alarming rate. Some of this has been tracked back to when 'political correctness' took over and parents, schools and sociologists called for the bans on guns, tanks, toy soldiers and the like. One psychologist has been quoted as saying: To tell a boy that playing with a gun is bad can have consequences. It is often difficult to understand a child's reasoning processes, however, if the child thinks that playing with a gun is bad, and the child likes playing with a gun, then he, the child, must also be bad. Boys have a naturally aggressive nature. They also have a great imagination when it comes to play. I remember my young days when we played 'cowboys and indians'. Or we played out our own war games. The truth is many generations of males grew up playing with these toys - they certainly did not become overly aggressive adults - in fact the youth of today is far more aggressive than my generation and that is without these toys. Boys do need to be boys. They need to play in a fashion which is natural - not forced into unnatural play. By being inventive, using their innate tendencies they learn to grow. Education becomes more interesting. With that, one would hope, the gap between boys and girls would fall. Boys may also get some of the aggression out of their systems early. A simple example of this can be seen in young boys who will still often play these games using finger and thumb as a gun, or suitably shaped stick, until told to stop - "it is bad" or "it is wrong". Leave the child to play - let them get self confidence and the ability to play how they want. Their education standards will rise. |
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