Teaching Boys

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A Few Tips for Teaching Boys What Works and What Doesn’t @SeanHCole

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Some ideas on teaching boys better. Connect with me on Twitter for more: http://twitter.com/SeanHCole

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A Few Tips for Teaching BoysWhat Works and What Doesn’t

@SeanHCole

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High 5s

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Most Importantly…

DO NOT TELL THEM TO STOP FIDGETING!!!!!

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A Sense of Humour

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Being Self-Deprecating

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Sincere Praise (Not Ego Stroking)

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Don’t Overdo the Attention

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Give Them Problems to Solve

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Go and Watch Them

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Be Gentle

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Freedom to Choose Topic or Method

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Never Embarrass Them Publically

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Play to Their Interests

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Make Them Move

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Use Technology

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Competition

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Make it a Puzzle to Solve

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Animals

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More Visual, Less Verbal

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Make it Relevant

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Don’t Threaten

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Race Against Time

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Don’t Compare Them to the Girls

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Do Things Differently (Vary Lessons)

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Watch for Bullying

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One Skill at a Time

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Don’t Criticize the Things They Have No Control Over

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Food

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Use Group Work Sparingly

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Assign Homework Sparingly

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Use the Lessons of Gaming

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Pitch

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Use Physical Signals

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Structure

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Pre-assess

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Give Them Quiet Time

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Last Lesson

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Tap Into Their Interests