http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/banning-boys/ Thinking and Linking by Joanne Jacobs Thu, 09 Feb 2012 20:28:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/banning-boys/#comment-35680 BadaBing Sun, 09 Sep 2007 17:47:06 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/08/banning-boys/#comment-35680 Having taught at an all-boys Catholic high school as well as in a public coed high school, I think teaching all boys is easier and more fun than dealing with the hassle of girls in the classroom. Girls distract, cop attitudes, preen themselves, talk and get moody. Guys are simple. Having taught at an all-boys Catholic high school as well as in a public coed high school, I think teaching all boys is easier and more fun than dealing with the hassle of girls in the classroom. Girls distract, cop attitudes, preen themselves, talk and get moody. Guys are simple.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/banning-boys/#comment-35679 gbl3rd Sun, 09 Sep 2007 14:07:39 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/08/banning-boys/#comment-35679 I was a boy. I read the article in question and I recall that way back when... my teachers controlled their classrooms and did not allow the boys or anyone else to run amuck. I agree that boy's behavior could be a problem now, but boys have not changed. The school environment has. I was a boy. I read the article in question and I recall that way back when… my teachers controlled their classrooms and did not allow the boys or anyone else to run amuck. I agree that boy’s behavior could be a problem now, but boys have not changed. The school environment has.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/banning-boys/#comment-35678 SuperSub Sun, 09 Sep 2007 00:14:05 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/08/banning-boys/#comment-35678 As a coach and a teacher who has taught all-boy classes, I can say from experience that girls "pollute" a classroom also. I'm all for single sex-classrooms and schools. As a coach and a teacher who has taught all-boy classes, I can say from experience that girls “pollute” a classroom also. I’m all for single sex-classrooms and schools.

]]> http://www.joannejacobs.com/2007/09/banning-boys/#comment-35677 Barry Garelick Sat, 08 Sep 2007 22:23:48 +0000 http://joannejacobs.com/2007/09/08/banning-boys/#comment-35677 Has Sara Mead weighed in yet? Has Sara Mead weighed in yet?

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