
'Movement sets them free'
Submitted by Mastodon on Mon, 2012-08-13 18:02
Article here. Excerpt:
'The statistics tell the story — boys are losing out when it comes to education.
On a number of counts, the evidence suggests that more young men than women are experiencing difficulties with school.
They appear to be less engaged and eventually drop out before graduation at a higher rate than girls.
Theories and proposed solutions abound, but one common element among experts is the education system needs an overhaul for the so-called “boy crisis” to be resolved.
Two local women in the masters of education program at Thompson Rivers University have come up with one way to address the problem: get kids moving.'
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