Motivating Boys to Write – MBFLP 250

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

If you’re homeschooling a boy (or just helping your son with his homework!) you’ve probably seen his frustration about writing. Yet the ability to put thoughts into words and words onto paper is a crucial skill for life and career. How can you get past his natural hesitation and open up that channel for communication? This episode we talk about some of the reasons why your boy may hate to write, and then, practical ways to overcome those hurdles!

Boy-Friendly Homeschooling – MBFLP 179

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.


We had six boys, one after another, and thought our family’s sort of crazy was just normal life. Then people who had girls first started asking, “How in the world do you manage to homeschool all those boys?” The fact is, they are very different from their sisters – and from the moms who teach them both. This episode, we look at some basic principles we’ve learned about creating a homeschool that works with boys as they are rather than struggling to fit them into a less boyish mold.

Boy-friendly homeschooling

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Our hour-long workshop,

“Ballistic Homeschooling” 

Our book, Raising Real Men

Best Shows Replay: Homeschooling Boys: What’s the Difference?

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

This month while Dr. Melanie Wilson is taking a podcasting break, we’re replaying some of her best shows!  This show, Homeschooling Boys, is her second top show based on number of listens on the podcast channel.  Enjoy!
Homeschooling Boys: Is it Really Different? The Homeschool Sanity Show

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.

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subscribe to Psychowith6.com

RaisingRealMen.com

Spring Activities Challenge.

Reference

Reference

boys’ artwork is more likely to depict action than girls’

19% of elementary and middle school teachers are men.

Boys prefer to read comics and humorous books and students of both genders prefer contemporary books and series.

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.

how to find books your child will like

Alex Rider

Ranger’s Apprentice

Girls tend to excel with word problems and boys struggle

free funny writing prompts for fall and winter

Unjournaling

Boys in classroom settings tend to think they are better students than they really are

A world-wide study of 2500 teachers’ suggestions for boys quoted in The Atlantic

Science & the Bible

St. Louis Homeschool Expo April 7-9th

Grammar Galaxy

Pick up your copy of The Organized Homeschool Life

Homeschooling Boys: What’s the Difference?

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Homeschooling Boys: Is it Really Different? The Homeschool Sanity Show

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.

LISTEN ON ITUNES

Links

subscribe to Psychowith6.com

RaisingRealMen.com

Spring Activities Challenge.

Reference

Reference

boys’ artwork is more likely to depict action than girls’

19% of elementary and middle school teachers are men.

Boys prefer to read comics and humorous books and students of both genders prefer contemporary books and series.

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.

how to find books your child will like

Alex Rider

Ranger’s Apprentice

Girls tend to excel with word problems and boys struggle

free funny writing prompts for fall and winter

Unjournaling

Boys in classroom settings tend to think they are better students than they really are

A world-wide study of 2500 teachers’ suggestions for boys quoted in The Atlantic

Science & the Bible

St. Louis Homeschool Expo April 7-9th

Grammar Galaxy

Pick up your copy of The Organized Homeschool Life

MBFLP – Homeschooling Boys

A Production of the Ultimate Homeschool Podcast Network.

Radio Show Homeschooling Boys

Homeschooling is a great option for families with sons because frankly, institutional classrooms are not very friendly to normal, active, distractible young boys. On the other hand, the same traits which make it hard to teach boys in a schoolroom setting can make it challenging at home, too! This week we talk about how boys learn differently, and how you can work with their particular style to make education both effective and enjoyable — for them and for their teacher!