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> Compare that to boys who are supposed to be raised as more independent and tough. Is it possible that the way we raise boys versus girls is what's causing mor
by microcolonel 10y ago
> Compare that to boys who are supposed to be raised as more independent and tough. Is it possible that the way we raise boys versus girls is what's causing more boys to have trouble paying attention? Self control, willpower, and the ability to pay attention are all non-cognitive skills. If "attachment" and "dependency" are the things that develop a child's non-cognitive skills… could this be why more boys have ADHD than girls?
No, please read some research, please, for the love of god please stop, no. This conjecture is thoroughly questionable, there is copious research to show these traits developing essentially from birth. The same behavioural differences exist in effectively the same way cross-culturally (including in Japan).
There's more to it, schools in japan place a lot of responsibility on the kids. They are responsible for maintenance of the school (the non-dangerous kind), and later somewhat responsible for governing aspects of the school, among other things.
I can't remember a time in a Canadian public school where I was asked to do something useful for somebody. I think more of that would have helped a lot in terms of motivation.
- sdflkd 10y ago> I can't remember a time in a Canadian public school where I was asked to do something useful for somebody. I think more of that would have helped a lot in terms of motivation. I mean we had mandatory volunteer hours? But in general, yes, school is just a day-care and nothing more.
- ferongr 10y ago>mandatory volunteer Is it volunteering if it's mandatory?
- sdflkd 10y agoWhere you choose to help out is up to you?
- ferongr 10y agoThat's not the meaning behind the word "volunteering".
- sdflkd 10y agoYou are 100% correct and it's actually 40 hours of mandatory community involvement. [1] Everyone around me just called it volunteer hours and I co-opted it. Thank you for pointing it out. :) http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/124a.html http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/124a.html
- microcolonel 10y agoYeah, it's oxymoronic. They should just call it duty or something, a euphemism is better than an oxymoron.
- sdflkd 10y agohttp://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/124a.html http://www.edu.gov.on.ca/extra/eng/ppm/124a.html It is in fact called community involvement! It was my mistake.