Gaming to re-engage boys in learning - Ali Carr-Chellman
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so I'm here to tell you that we have a
so I'm here to tell you that we have a
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problem with boys and it's a serious
problem with boys and it's a serious
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problem with boys their culture isn't
problem with boys their culture isn't
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working in schools and I'm going to
working in schools and I'm going to
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share with you ways that we can think
share with you ways that we can think
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about overcoming that problem first I
about overcoming that problem first I
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want to start by saying this is a boy
want to start by saying this is a boy
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and this is a girl and this is probably
and this is a girl and this is probably
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stereotypically what you think of as a
stereotypically what you think of as a
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boy and a girl if I essentialize gender
boy and a girl if I essentialize gender
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for you today then you can dismiss what
for you today then you can dismiss what
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I have to say so I'm not going to do
I have to say so I'm not going to do
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that I'm not interested in doing that
that I'm not interested in doing that
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this is a different kind of boy and a
this is a different kind of boy and a
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different kind of girl right so the
different kind of girl right so the
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point here is that not all boys exist
point here is that not all boys exist
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Within These rigid boundaries of what we
Within These rigid boundaries of what we
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think of as boys and girls and not all
think of as boys and girls and not all
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girls exist within those rigid
girls exist within those rigid
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boundaries of what we think of as girls
boundaries of what we think of as girls
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but in fact most boys tend to be a
but in fact most boys tend to be a
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certain way and most girls tend to be a
certain way and most girls tend to be a
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certain way and the point is that for
certain way and the point is that for
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boys the way that they exist and the
boys the way that they exist and the
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culture that they Embrace isn't working
culture that they Embrace isn't working
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well in schools now how do we know that
well in schools now how do we know that
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the 100 girls project tells us some
the 100 girls project tells us some
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really nice statistics for example for
really nice statistics for example for
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every 100 girls that are suspended from
every 100 girls that are suspended from
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school there are 250 boys that are
school there are 250 boys that are
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suspended from school for every 100
suspended from school for every 100
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girls who are expelled from school there
girls who are expelled from school there
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are 335 boys who are expelled from
are 335 boys who are expelled from
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school for every 100 girls in special
school for every 100 girls in special
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education there are 217 boys for every
education there are 217 boys for every
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100 girls with a learning disability
100 girls with a learning disability
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there are 276 boys for every 100 girls
there are 276 boys for every 100 girls
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with an emotional disturbance diagnosed
with an emotional disturbance diagnosed
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we have 3 24 boys and by the way all of
we have 3 24 boys and by the way all of
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these numbers are significantly higher
these numbers are significantly higher
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if you happen to be black if you happen
if you happen to be black if you happen
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to be poor if you happen to exist in an
to be poor if you happen to exist in an
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overcrowded school all right and if you
overcrowded school all right and if you
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are a boy your four times as likely to
are a boy your four times as likely to
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be diagnosed with ADHD attention deficit
be diagnosed with ADHD attention deficit
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hyperactivity disorder now there is
hyperactivity disorder now there is
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another side to this and it is important
another side to this and it is important
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that we recognize that women still need
that we recognize that women still need
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help in school that salaries are still
help in school that salaries are still
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significantly lower even when controlled
significantly lower even when controlled
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for job types and that girls have
for job types and that girls have
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continued to struggle in math and
continued to struggle in math and
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science for
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years that's all true nothing about that
years that's all true nothing about that
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prevents us from paying attention to the
prevents us from paying attention to the
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literacy needs of our boys between ages
literacy needs of our boys between ages
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13 and so we should in fact what we
13 and so we should in fact what we
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ought to do is take a page from their
ought to do is take a page from their
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playbook because the initiatives and
playbook because the initiatives and
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programs that have been set in place for
programs that have been set in place for
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women in science and engineering and
women in science and engineering and
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Mathematics are fantastic they've done a
Mathematics are fantastic they've done a
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lot of good for girls in these
lot of good for girls in these
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situations and we ought to be thinking
situations and we ought to be thinking
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about how we can make that happen for
about how we can make that happen for
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boys too in their younger
boys too in their younger
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years even in their older years what we
years even in their older years what we
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find is that there's still a problem
find is that there's still a problem
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when we look at the univers University
when we look at the univers University
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60% of Balor degrees are going to women
60% of Balor degrees are going to women
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now which is a significant shift and in
now which is a significant shift and in
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fact University administrators are a
fact University administrators are a
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little uncomfortable about the idea that
little uncomfortable about the idea that
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we may be getting close to 70% female
we may be getting close to 70% female
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population in universities this makes
population in universities this makes
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University administrators very nervous
University administrators very nervous
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because girls don't want to go to
because girls don't want to go to
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boys and so we're starting to see the
boys and so we're starting to see the
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establishment of men's centers and men's
establishment of men's centers and men's
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studies to think about how do we engage
studies to think about how do we engage
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men in their experiences in the
men in their experiences in the
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University if you talk to faculty they
University if you talk to faculty they
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may say h yeah well they're playing
may say h yeah well they're playing
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video games and they're gambling online
video games and they're gambling online
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all night long and they're playing World
all night long and they're playing World
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of Warcraft and that's affecting their
of Warcraft and that's affecting their
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academic achievement
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right guess what video games are not the
right guess what video games are not the
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cause video games are a symptom they
cause video games are a symptom they
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were turned off a long time before they
were turned off a long time before they
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got here all right so let's talk about
got here all right so let's talk about
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why they got turned off when they were
why they got turned off when they were
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between the ages of three and 13 there
between the ages of three and 13 there
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are three reasons that I believe that
are three reasons that I believe that
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boys are out of sync with the culture of
boys are out of sync with the culture of
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schools today the first is zero
schools today the first is zero
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tolerance right kindergarten teacher I
tolerance right kindergarten teacher I
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know her son donated all of his toys to
know her son donated all of his toys to
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her and when he did she had to go
her and when he did she had to go
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through and pull out all the little
through and pull out all the little
plastic
plastic
plastic
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guns right you can't have plastic knives
guns right you can't have plastic knives
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and swords and axes and all that kind of
and swords and axes and all that kind of
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thing in a kindergarten classroom what
thing in a kindergarten classroom what
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is it that we're afraid that this young
is it that we're afraid that this young
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man is going to do with this gun I mean
man is going to do with this gun I mean
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really you know but here he stands as
really you know but here he stands as
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Testament to the fact that you can't
Testament to the fact that you can't
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Rough House on the playground today now
Rough House on the playground today now
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I'm not advocating for bullies I'm not
I'm not advocating for bullies I'm not
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suggesting that we need to be you know
suggesting that we need to be you know
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allowing guns and knives into school but
allowing guns and knives into school but
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when we say that a an eagle scout in a
when we say that a an eagle scout in a
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high school classroom who has a locked
high school classroom who has a locked
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parked car in the parking lot and a pen
parked car in the parking lot and a pen
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knife in it has to be suspended from
knife in it has to be suspended from
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school I think we may have gone a little
school I think we may have gone a little
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too far with zero tolerance another way
too far with zero tolerance another way
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that Zero Tolerance lives itself out is
that Zero Tolerance lives itself out is
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in the writing of boys in a lot of
in the writing of boys in a lot of
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classrooms today you're not allowed to
classrooms today you're not allowed to
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write about anything that's violent
write about anything that's violent
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you're not allowed to write about
you're not allowed to write about
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anything that has to do with video games
anything that has to do with video games
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these topics are banned Boy comes home
these topics are banned Boy comes home
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from school and he says I hate writing
from school and he says I hate writing
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why do you hate writing son what's wrong
why do you hate writing son what's wrong
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with writing now I have to write what
with writing now I have to write what
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she tells me to write okay well what is
she tells me to write okay well what is
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she telling you to write poems I have to
she telling you to write poems I have to
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write poems and little moments in my
write poems and little moments in my
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life I don't want to write that stuff
life I don't want to write that stuff
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all right well what do you want to write
all right well what do you want to write
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what do you want to write about I want
what do you want to write about I want
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to write about video games I want to
to write about video games I want to
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write about leveling up I want to write
write about leveling up I want to write
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about this really interesting world I
about this really interesting world I
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want to write about a tornado that comes
want to write about a tornado that comes
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into our house and blows all the windows
into our house and blows all the windows
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out and ruins all the furniture and
out and ruins all the furniture and
kills
kills
kills
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everybody right okay you tell a teacher
everybody right okay you tell a teacher
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that and they'll ask you in all
that and they'll ask you in all
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seriousness should we send this child to
seriousness should we send this child to
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the
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psychologist and the answer is no he's
psychologist and the answer is no he's
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just a boy he's just a little boy all
just a boy he's just a little boy all
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right it's not okay to write these kinds
right it's not okay to write these kinds
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of things in classrooms today so that's
of things in classrooms today so that's
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the first reason Zero Tolerance policies
the first reason Zero Tolerance policies
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in the way they're lived out the next
in the way they're lived out the next
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reason that boys cultures are out of
reason that boys cultures are out of
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sync with school cultures there are
sync with school cultures there are
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fewer male teachers anybody who's over
fewer male teachers anybody who's over
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15 doesn't know what this means because
15 doesn't know what this means because
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in the last 10 years the number of
in the last 10 years the number of
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elementary school classroom teachers has
elementary school classroom teachers has
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been cut in half we went from 14% to
been cut in half we went from 14% to
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7% that means that 93% of the teachers
7% that means that 93% of the teachers
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that our young men get in Elementary
that our young men get in Elementary
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classrooms are women all right now
classrooms are women all right now
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what's the problem with this right women
what's the problem with this right women
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are great yep absolutely but male role
are great yep absolutely but male role
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models for boys that say it's all right
models for boys that say it's all right
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to be smart they've got dads they've got
to be smart they've got dads they've got
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pastors they've got Cub Scout leaders
pastors they've got Cub Scout leaders
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But ultimately six hours a day five days
But ultimately six hours a day five days
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a week they're spending in a
a week they're spending in a
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classroom and most of those classrooms
classroom and most of those classrooms
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are not places where men exist and so
are not places where men exist and so
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they say I guess this really isn't a
they say I guess this really isn't a
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place for boys this is a place for girls
place for boys this is a place for girls
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and I'm not very good at this so I guess
and I'm not very good at this so I guess
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I'd better you know go play video games
I'd better you know go play video games
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or get into sports or something like
or get into sports or something like
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that because I obviously don't belong
that because I obviously don't belong
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here men don't belong here that's pretty
here men don't belong here that's pretty
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obvious so that may be a very direct way
obvious so that may be a very direct way
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that we see it happen but less directly
that we see it happen but less directly
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the lack of male presence in the culture
the lack of male presence in the culture
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you've got a uh teacher's lounge and
you've got a uh teacher's lounge and
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they're having a conversation about um
they're having a conversation about um
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Joey and Johnny who beat each other up
Joey and Johnny who beat each other up
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on the playground what are we going to
on the playground what are we going to
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do with these boys the answer to that
do with these boys the answer to that
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question changes depending on who's
question changes depending on who's
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sitting around that table are there men
sitting around that table are there men
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around that table are there moms who've
around that table are there moms who've
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raised Boys around that table you'll see
raised Boys around that table you'll see
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that the conversation changes depending
that the conversation changes depending
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upon who's sitting around the table
upon who's sitting around the table
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third reason that boys are out of sync
third reason that boys are out of sync
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with school today kindergarten is the
with school today kindergarten is the
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old second grade folks we have a serious
old second grade folks we have a serious
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compression of the curriculum happening
compression of the curriculum happening
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out there when you're three you better
out there when you're three you better
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be able to write your name legibly or
be able to write your name legibly or
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else we'll consider it a developmental
else we'll consider it a developmental
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delay by the time you're in first grade
delay by the time you're in first grade
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you should be able to read paragraphs of
you should be able to read paragraphs of
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text with maybe a picture maybe not in a
text with maybe a picture maybe not in a
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book of maybe 25 to 30 pages if you
book of maybe 25 to 30 pages if you
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don't we're probably going to be putting
don't we're probably going to be putting
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you into a title one special reading
you into a title one special reading
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program and if you ask Title One
program and if you ask Title One
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teachers they'll tell you they've got
teachers they'll tell you they've got
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about four or five boys for every girl
about four or five boys for every girl
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that's in their program in the
that's in their program in the
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grades the reason that this is a
grades the reason that this is a
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problem is because the message that boys
problem is because the message that boys
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are getting is you need to do what the
are getting is you need to do what the
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teacher asks you to do all the time all
teacher asks you to do all the time all
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right the teacher's salary depends on No
right the teacher's salary depends on No
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Child Left Behind and race to the top
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and accountability and testing and and
and accountability and testing and and
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all of this so she has to figure out a
all of this so she has to figure out a
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way to get all these boys through this
way to get all these boys through this
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curriculum and
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girls this compressed curriculum is bad
girls this compressed curriculum is bad
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for all active
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kids and what happens is she says please
kids and what happens is she says please
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sit down be quiet do what you're told
sit down be quiet do what you're told
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follow the rules manage your time Focus
follow the rules manage your time Focus
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be a girl
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that's what she tells them indirectly
that's what she tells them indirectly
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that's what she tells them and so this
that's what she tells them and so this
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is a very serious problem where is it
is a very serious problem where is it
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us right we want our babies to read when
us right we want our babies to read when
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they are six months old have you seen
they are six months old have you seen
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the ads we want to live in Lake wagon
the ads we want to live in Lake wagon
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where every child is above
where every child is above
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average right but what this does to our
average right but what this does to our
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children is really not healthy it's not
children is really not healthy it's not
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developmentally appropriate and it's
developmentally appropriate and it's
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particularly bad for boys so what do we
particularly bad for boys so what do we
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do we need to meet them where they are
do we need to meet them where they are
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we need to put ourselves into boy
we need to put ourselves into boy
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culture we need to change the mindset of
culture we need to change the mindset of
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Acceptance in boys in elementary schools
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more specifically we can do some very
more specifically we can do some very
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specific things we can design better
specific things we can design better
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games most of the educational games that
games most of the educational games that
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are out there today are really
are out there today are really
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flashcards right they're glorified drill
flashcards right they're glorified drill
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and practice they don't have the depth
and practice they don't have the depth
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the rich narrative that really engaging
the rich narrative that really engaging
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video games have the boys are really
video games have the boys are really
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interested in so we need to design
interested in so we need to design
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better games we need to talk to teachers
better games we need to talk to teachers
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and parents and Schoolboard members and
and parents and Schoolboard members and
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politicians we need to make sure that
politicians we need to make sure that
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people see that we need more men in the
people see that we need more men in the
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classroom we need to look carefully at
classroom we need to look carefully at
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our Zero Tolerance policies do they make
our Zero Tolerance policies do they make
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sense we need to think about how to
sense we need to think about how to
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uncompress this curriculum if we can
uncompress this curriculum if we can
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trying to bring boys back into a space
trying to bring boys back into a space
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that is comfortable for them all of
that is comfortable for them all of
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those conversations need to be happening
those conversations need to be happening
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there are some great examples out there
there are some great examples out there
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of schools that the New York Times just
of schools that the New York Times just
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talked about a school recently a a game
talked about a school recently a a game
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designer from the um News school put
designer from the um News school put
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together a wonderful video gaming school
together a wonderful video gaming school
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right but it only treats a few kids and
right but it only treats a few kids and
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so this isn't really very scalable we
so this isn't really very scalable we
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have to change the culture and the
have to change the culture and the
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feelings that politicians and
feelings that politicians and
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Schoolboard members and parents have
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about the way we accept and what we
about the way we accept and what we
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accept in our schools today we need to
accept in our schools today we need to
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find more money for game design because
find more money for game design because
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good games really good games cost money
good games really good games cost money
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and World of Warcraft has quite a budget
and World of Warcraft has quite a budget
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most of the educational games do not
most of the educational games do not
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where we started my colleagues Mike
where we started my colleagues Mike
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petner Sean vasha and myself we started
petner Sean vasha and myself we started
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by trying to look at the teachers
by trying to look at the teachers
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attitudes and find out how do they
attitudes and find out how do they
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really feel about gaming what do they
really feel about gaming what do they
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say about it and we discovered that they
say about it and we discovered that they
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talk about the kids in their school who
talk about the kids in their school who
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talk about gaming in pretty demeaning
talk about gaming in pretty demeaning
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ways they say oh yeah they're always
ways they say oh yeah they're always
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talking about that stuff they're talking
talking about that stuff they're talking
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about their little action figures and
about their little action figures and
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their little achievements or merit
their little achievements or merit
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badges or whatever it is that they get
badges or whatever it is that they get
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you know and they're always talking
you know and they're always talking
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about this stuff and they they say these
about this stuff and they they say these
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things as if it's okay but if it were
things as if it's okay but if it were
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your culture think of how that might
your culture think of how that might
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feel it's very uncomfortable to be on
feel it's very uncomfortable to be on
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the receiving end of that kind of
the receiving end of that kind of
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language they are nervous about anything
language they are nervous about anything
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that has anything to do with violence
that has anything to do with violence
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because of the zero tolerance policies
because of the zero tolerance policies
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they are sure that parents and
they are sure that parents and
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administrators will never accept
administrators will never accept
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anything so we really need to think
anything so we really need to think
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about looking at teacher attitudes and
about looking at teacher attitudes and
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finding ways to change the attitudes so
finding ways to change the attitudes so
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that teachers are much more open and and
that teachers are much more open and and
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accepting of boy cult cultures in their
accepting of boy cult cultures in their
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classrooms because ultimately if we
classrooms because ultimately if we
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don't then we're going to have boys who
don't then we're going to have boys who
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leave Elementary School saying well I
leave Elementary School saying well I
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guess that was really just a place for
guess that was really just a place for
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girls it wasn't for me you know so I've
girls it wasn't for me you know so I've
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got to I've got to do gaming or I've got
got to I've got to do gaming or I've got
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to do Sports if we change these things
to do Sports if we change these things
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if we pay attention to these things and
if we pay attention to these things and
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we re-engage Boys in their learning they
we re-engage Boys in their learning they
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will leave the elementary schools saying
will leave the elementary schools saying
I'm
I'm
I'm
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Ali Carr-Chellman, TED-Ed, TED, TEDx, TEDxPSU, TEDEducation, TED, Ed, video, games, boys, education
