<p>As in any profession, from the medical field to car mechanic and everything else, some are better than others. It’s the same with teachers. To some it comes naturally and some are actually gifted as teachers. Others are simply okay and you will always have some downright bad ones.</p>
<p>The best teachers transcend all the gender issues. They have those styles were both boys and girls are able to learn from them. They have little or none of the discipline problems other teachers might have with the same group of students.</p>
<p>When our son was in middle school, there was a lot of discipline problems. It wasn’t being addressed properly by the principal or higher administration. Several teachers had severe issues in their classrooms. There were two teachers, one a man and one a woman, who had none of those problems. They were respected by the students but not feared. Something in their teaching styles snuffed out the discipline problems before they arose.</p>
<p>There are too many factors to take into consideration for me to agree to a blanket statement like ‘school has become too hostile to boys’. Some teachers have no clue there is any difference in the learning styles of boys and girls. Certainly, parents are their child’s best advocate. You should be aware of what’s going on their in their school life without being the helicopter parent. However, make sure you are truly making decisions in the best interest of your child rather than try to prove a point to the teacher or the school district.</p>