To My Boy

was about issues young boys and men face in today’s society. This film underlines the influence culture has in inculcating a distorted definition of what masculinity is. From their early years and into their adulthood we teach boys not to show any emotion, view woman as the weaker sex and that the only way to resolve conflict is through violence. In doing so we lead our boys to fit into their gender stereotype and we commend destructive and harmful behavior. Therefore, boys develop many issues. They

look at me? Do you see my face? My hair? My shoulders? Do you look at acne, my mole, the gap in my hair? What do you see when you look at me? Do you look at me and see my story, Memories of long ago or just yesterday? Hopes and dreams of times gone by? My intellectual accomplishments or my amazing soccer skills? What do you see when you look at me? Do you perhaps see my mind, Neurons firing, Working my arms around in the air, Working my mouth and jaw, churning, churning, My tongue a machine of

Differences Affect My Middle School Teaching As a middle school English and history teacher, I am always looking for ways to better teach my students. I always look at ways to tap into their potential and try to plan my lessons accordingly. No matter how much thought I put into my lessons, there are some students who struggle with the lessons I plan and teach. This has caused me much frustration throughout my many years of teaching, and I am always looking for more ways to help my students. Doing

the author Shel Silverstein uses the tree as a "mother" of the little boy because the tree played with the boy. The tree also would also give what she had to the boy, she would sacrifice what she had to make the boy happier. It would take care of the boy. The tree would love to play with the boy. From page 5 through 10 it shows how much the boy and the tree would play together. It shows all the things they would do when the boy was younger. "...he would gather her leaves and make them into crowns

sees one boy, one boy that looked about his age and seemed angry. He walks over to see what's wrong. As soon as Mako came to him, he immediately notices that the boy was acting strange and seemed a little sad. He asks him what was wrong and he didn’t say anything, he just looked down as if he was a dying flower. “What is your name?” Asked Mako. The boy does not answer. Mako looks down, then decides to walk away, and feels guilty in doing so. The following afternoon Mako sees the boy once more

co-education schools. My reasons behind this opinion are single sex schooling has less distraction in class, single sex schools have better learning results and lastly boys and girls in a same sex environment are more likely to pursue subjects they usually would not try. Single sex schools have less distractions in class. I believe this because in a single sex environment boys do not feel the need to impress girls and girls would not have to downplay their strengths to impress boys. The first example

In my peer-tutoring class, I have noticed that gender differences play a significant role in the way students behave. The class is composed of more boys than girls and this has an effect on gender differences in the classroom. The article “Math Class is Tough”: The Role of Mindset in Middle School Girls’ and Boys’ Math Achievement” written by Erika Milligan, states that boys have a higher interest and enjoyment in math. Looking at my peer-tutoring class, I have seen that boys are more engaged to

The book I chose to read for my independent reading assessment is the novel The Road by Cormac McCarthy. This novel was mainly about a man and a boy, whose names were never mentioned, that take a dangerous journey along a road through a post-apocalyptic world. There was an unknown disaster that caused the Earth to be destroyed. This apocalyptic world no longer had any electricity, running water, and humanity. The father does everything in his power to keep the boy safe from any dangers, for example

“Mom, do you know where my skateboard is?” I yelled from my room. “I checked in the backyard, but I couldn’t find it!” “Check the garage, Alex,” my mom shouted back. “Fine!” I responded. My footsteps trudged to the darkness of the garage. Unfortunately, the garage held only our battered car, so I ran outside to look for the board. After what seemed like years, out of the corner of my eye, I noticed four-wheeled skateboard running down the street. My heart beat as fast as Usain Bolt in the 100-meter

How Boys Become Men The article “How Boys Become Men” written by Jon Katz, gives a positive statement on how boys still haven’t change and are still growing up the same. Jon Katz, shares with us while walking his dog one day, he saw a boy get beaten by a group of older boys. While walking towards him, Katz asked if he was okay; the boy said yes and begun to swing like nothing happened. I believe that what Jon Katz states is true, because the fact is; boys are always going to think they’re the