Summary: <a href="http://ultimateradioshow.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/02/Homeschooling-BOYS-graphic.jpg"></a><br> <br> I homeschooled boys and only boys until my fifth child was a girl. I asked my Periscope viewers if homeschooling boys was really different. We had an interesting discussion that you can watch at the end of this post. I decided to determine what differences have actually been demonstrated in research. I can't wait to share with you what I found and how we can make positive changes in our homeschools.<br> <br> <br> <br> LISTEN ON <a href="https://itunes.apple.com/us/podcast/ultimate-homeschool-radio/id717384766?mt=2">ITUNES</a><br> Links<br> <a href="http://madmimi.com/signups/150097/join">subscribe to Psychowith6.com</a><br> <br> <a href="https://www.raisingrealmen.com/?affiliates=e4da3b7fbbce2345d7772b0674a318d5">RaisingRealMen.com</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.psychowith6.com/bring-spring-challenge/">Spring Activities Challenge</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/?term=Fellowes%20S%5BAuthor%5D&cauthor=true&cauthor_uid=16938822">Reference</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.teachhub.com/why-gender-matters-classroom">Reference</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.whygendermatters.com/">boys' artwork is more likely to depict action than girls'</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.menteach.org/resources/data_about_men_teachers">19% of elementary and middle school teachers are men</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://fatih.edu.tr/~hugur/love_to_read/Girls%20and%20Boys%20Like%20to%20Read%20and%20Write%20Different%20Texts.pdf">Boys prefer to read comics and humorous books and students of both genders prefer contemporary books and series</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://singlesexschools.org/research-brain.htm">Boys in all-boy Florida classrooms where teachers have been taught how best to teach boys have improved test scores dramatically. Boys in co-ed classrooms scored 37% proficient on the FCAT while boys in single-sex classrooms scored 86% proficient</a>.<br> <br> <a href="http://www.psychowith6.com/how-to-find-books-your-child-will-enjoy/">how to find books your child will like</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Stormbreaker-Alex-Rider-Anthony-Horowitz/dp/0142406112/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456799371&sr=8-1&keywords=alex+rider+book+1">Alex Rider</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Ruins-Gorlan-Rangers-Apprentice-Book/dp/0142406635/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1456799433&sr=8-1&keywords=ranger%27s+apprentice">Ranger's Apprentice</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.whygendermatters.com/">Girls tend to excel with word problems and boys struggle</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.psychowith6.com/free-funny-fall-writing-prompts-to-get-kids-writing/">free funny writing prompts for fall</a> and <a href="http://www.psychowith6.com/funny-winter-writing-prompts/">winter</a><br> <br> <a href="http://amzn.to/213ze6u">Unjournaling</a><br> <br> <a href="http://www.singlesexschools.org/research-learning.htm">Boys in classroom settings tend to think they are better students than they really are</a><br> <br> <a href="http://Lessons%20that%20result%20in%20an%20end%20product--a%20booklet,%20a%20catapult,%20a%20poem,%20or%20a%20comic%20strip,%20for%20example.%20Lessons%20that%20are%20structured%20as%20competitive%20games.%20Lessons%20requiring%20motor%20activity.%20Lessons%20requiring%20boys%20to%20assume%20responsibility%20for%20the%20learning%20of%20others.%20Lessons%20that%20require%20boys%20to%20address%20open%20questions%20or%20unsolved%20problems.%20Lessons%20that%20require%20a%20combination%20of%20competition%20and%20teamwork.%20Lessons%20that%20focus%20on%20independent,%20personal%20discovery%20and%20realization.%20Lessons%20that%20introduce%20drama%20in%20the%20form%20of%20novelty%20or%20surprise.">A world-wide study of 2500 teachers' suggestions for boys quoted in The Atlantic</a><br> <br> <a href="https://read.amazon.com/kp/embed?asin=B006K4PNVQ&preview=newtab&linkCode=kpe&ref_=cm_sw_r_kb_dp_-JD0wb1HKJWAW">...</a>
