The Progression of Learning With Boys and Girls
Education is a vital element in the holistic growth of an individual. It instills relevant life and social skills that are relevant in our day- to- day lives. Through education, we get to learn various concepts that are applicable in our lives in one way or another. However, there is always an issue on gender difference in terms of terms of progression of learning with boys and girls. For this reason, in this essay, I argue that there is a great difference in the progression of learning with boys and girls. In base my arguments on the unequal treatment of boys and girls at home and in learning institutions.
Researchers have investigated gender differences in social, personal, and cognitive characteristics since the early 1900s. They have pinpointed differences in several specific personal characteristics as well as in a range of social and cognitive skills. Some differences between boys and girls are obvious from infancy while others are not apparent until late childhood or adolescence (Gurian, 2010). However, differences between boys and girls in different skills over the last two to three decades have diminished. Even when the differences between boys and girls are remarkable and consistent over time, there is still no a comprehensive explanation of why they exist. Nonetheless, we can associate different socialization and experiences between boys and girls for their personal difference. Biological factors may also have substantial effect in the difference between boys and girls (Gurian, 2010). This essay utilizes these apparent differences between boys and girls to establish the primary argument for differences in the progression of learning with boys and girls. It tries to associate the general gender differences to the progression of learning of both the sexes. Studies from the developmental and educational psychology reveal that the differences in treatment between boys and girls eventually lead to differences in school attainment and learning progression (Gurian, 2010).
Starting right at infancy, boy and girl babies are interacted with and spoken to in quite different ways. However, the degree of difference in treating the sexes varies from family to family, and some people treat girls in similar ways to their boys or vice versa (Gurian, 2010). Even so, there are significant differences in the type of parenting that babies receive that have vital effects in later life. These differences are likely to influence the progression of learning between the boys and girls. Parents have a tendency of talking to girl children more, showing them more affection and, when they are a little older, giving them more instruction and making more attempts to control them. On the other hand, the parents speak to the boys less, control them less, and show less concern and affection. According to Gurian (2006), the differences persist when the children become toddlers and pre- schoolers.
During their development, girls are more likely to receive authoritative parenting that involves both high levels of …
