HOW BOYS ARE SHORTCHANGED IN THE SCHOOLS
 

  This 30-90 minute presentation is for high school students. Participants are exposed to the neuro-biological diversity between boys and girls. How Boys Are Shortchanged in the Schools examines the relationship between male fragility and how our culture fails to comprehend boys being disadvantaged academically. Through lecture and PowerPoint slideshow, a distinction is made between the gender differences girls and boys face in their path toward self-worth.

   Philosophy

   When two groups of people do not understand each other, they tend to distrust, if not fear, one another. Regarding the "Battle of the Sexes," men and women, as well as the mass media, often teach (by example) girls and boys to put each other down because of innate gender-specific behavior. 

   Because the different male and female brains create the foundation for "boy culture" and "girl culture," it is imperative that girls and boys understand the differences between their respective brains, as well as how male and female hormones cause their brains to work differently. By educating our youth to how males and females are biologically and neurally set to act gender specifically, they can then build a bridge towards dialogue, understanding, mutual respect, and hence, gender peace.

   Topics

	The Difference Between Gender Stereotypes and Generalizations
	Why Boys Are the Way They Are
	How Our Children's Neuro-Biology Was Created and How Their Gender Cultures Are In-Turn Created By This Neuro-Biology
	How Girls' & Boys' Brains Work Differently
	How Girls' & Boys' Brains Learn Differently
	Areas of Learning Difficulty Boys & Girls Suffer as Distinct Populations

The Different Ways Boys & Girls Search for their Self-Worth

  An extended 60-90 minute How Boys Are Shortchanged in the Schools presentation, through lecture, PowerPoint slideshow, handouts, discussion and activities, includes the above topics, plus: Gender Equity; Title lX; Sexual Harassment; School Violence, Bullying and Zero Tolerance; and Self-Esteem.

   Presenter

   Joe Manthey

   This presentation satisfies the requirements for Title I.