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” Has identity politics come to this, where being a boy is now a special needs category? Yes classroom learning seems better suited to the female temperament and the disproportionate success of girls in K-12 proves that out. I was one of those boys who hated school, cut classes, treated it as a joke. I grew out of it. Most do. Let’s not dumb the system down any further to coddle to boys. “
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Outreach Series Continues : social pressures and challenges that impact boys and girls
for Parents and Guardians in January
Ridgewood NJ, The next program is on January 13, 2015 from 7-9 p.m. at Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium: Social and Emotional Learning (SEL) and Gender Issues, a panel discussion with Jamie Ciofalo, M.A., (Owner/Founder – Power Educational Consultants, LLC), Maggie DiPasquale (Founder – Modern Mentor Program, Emme Endeavors, LLC), Kate MacHugh, MSW (Expert on Girl Bullying, Author, and Professional Speaker) and Andrew Yeager, Certified School Psychologist (Founding Member/Coordinator – Bergen County Association of Student Assistance Professionals).
The panelists will address the social pressures and challenges that impact boys and girls, to help parents distinguish between problematic and “normal” teen behavior. This program, co-hosted with the Ridgewood Public Library, will be held in the Benjamin Franklin Middle School Auditorium.
Please join the Curriculum, Instruction and Assessment Department for the 2014-2015 series of evening presentations focusing on current education topics. All programs run from 7-9 p.m.
Click here for the flyer and listing of programs.
