A boy measures everything he does or says by a single yardstick: “Does this make me look weak?” If it does, he isn’t going to do it. That’s part of the reason that video games have such a powerful hold on boys. The action is constant; boys can calibrate just how hard the challenges will be; and when they lose, the defeat is private.

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From the archives Whereas good relationships are important to girls, success is more important to boys.

by Dr. Marvin Marshall www.MarvinMarshall.com

Hopefully, society is well past the “politically correct” theory (an oxymoron in a democratic society) that the ONLY difference

In a classroom where the teacher and class have a forced relationship, the student who disrupts the class becomes a hero. The reason is that a coercive climate is an adversarial one. In a climate of positive relationships, the disrupting student does not receive support from the other students.

There is no doubt that competition improves PERFORMANCE, but competition is horrific for LEARNING. If you never stand in the winner’s circle, you would rather drop out than compete. Similarly, no one with a good understanding of STANDARDIZED tests and an objective viewpoint can justify their use to rank teachers, schools, or school districts in any RELIABLE and VALID way.

I’m much more positive in my own mind when I purposely view “misbehavior” as coming from “someone who didn’t learn the procedure,” as when I perceive the same behavior as coming from “someone who’s not following the rules.”

Tom Sawyer was a better psychologist than B.F. Skinner, the famous exponent of behaviorism. This theory assumes that all behaviors are prompted only by external sources.

In contrast, Tom used the power of internal motivation. He enticed others to …

The Raise Responsibility System is so easy to implement. This article is a positive example of the benefits of implementing the Discipline Without Stress program…