David LePere, who is the Executive Supervisor of Cherokee Creek Boys College, was interviewed by Lon Woodbury and Liz McGhee on L.A. Talk Radio, where he talked about how we can help boys succeed in school.
Lon Woodbury is the host of the Parenting Choices for Struggling Teens radio show. He is an Independent Educational Consultant and the founder of the popular Woodbury Reports. He has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. Co-host Elizabeth McGhee is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center, and she has over 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience.
A Brief Bio On David LePere
In 1989, David became an therapeutic education and learning specialist. He later became a primary counselor and wilderness guide. From 2003 on, he has served in executive positions for two therapeutic schools and one wilderness treatment program. His unique blend of professional experiences are a tremendous asset to Cherokee Creek.
Practical Ideas on How We Can Help Boys Succeed in School
Mr. LePere talked about how there is a problem in the education of boys in both public and private schools. As a father of three children himself, all boys, he understands firsthand just how boyish high spirits frequently disrupt the norms of regular schools. Furthermore, in his role as an educator at Cherokee Spring Boys School, which is a Middle School, he has heard numerous terrifying tales about just how the no tolerance policy in numerous educational institutions have often caused boys to be kicked out for boyish antics. Oftentimes, too, their reduced impulse control has been labeled as ADHD.
Mr. LePere also talked about how the situation for boys throughout the country had created poor academic performance, and he said that 80 percent of boys leave high school before graduation while 40 leave university before graduation, and, what's more, 70% of D's and F's in high school and college go to boys. There are numerous reasons for this troubling trend. Society's expectation of men as bread winners creates a bias against book learning. There was also a tendency to create a school system that catered to the way girls learn, not the way boys do. Furthermore, there was an erroneous idea about male and female brain plasticity: the illogical idea that men and women had comparable brains and learned everything in the same way. Besides difficulties in school, the crisis for boys resulted in a "failure to launch," a scenario where boys did not really feel motivated to leave home, find work, live on their very own, and create a family.
Lon Woodbury is the host of the Parenting Choices for Struggling Teens radio show. He is an Independent Educational Consultant and the founder of the popular Woodbury Reports. He has worked with families and struggling teens since 1984. Co-host Elizabeth McGhee is the Director of Admissions and Referral Relations at Sandhill Child Development Center, and she has over 19 years of clinical, consulting and referral relations experience.
A Brief Bio On David LePere
In 1989, David became an therapeutic education and learning specialist. He later became a primary counselor and wilderness guide. From 2003 on, he has served in executive positions for two therapeutic schools and one wilderness treatment program. His unique blend of professional experiences are a tremendous asset to Cherokee Creek.
Practical Ideas on How We Can Help Boys Succeed in School
Mr. LePere talked about how there is a problem in the education of boys in both public and private schools. As a father of three children himself, all boys, he understands firsthand just how boyish high spirits frequently disrupt the norms of regular schools. Furthermore, in his role as an educator at Cherokee Spring Boys School, which is a Middle School, he has heard numerous terrifying tales about just how the no tolerance policy in numerous educational institutions have often caused boys to be kicked out for boyish antics. Oftentimes, too, their reduced impulse control has been labeled as ADHD.
Mr. LePere also talked about how the situation for boys throughout the country had created poor academic performance, and he said that 80 percent of boys leave high school before graduation while 40 leave university before graduation, and, what's more, 70% of D's and F's in high school and college go to boys. There are numerous reasons for this troubling trend. Society's expectation of men as bread winners creates a bias against book learning. There was also a tendency to create a school system that catered to the way girls learn, not the way boys do. Furthermore, there was an erroneous idea about male and female brain plasticity: the illogical idea that men and women had comparable brains and learned everything in the same way. Besides difficulties in school, the crisis for boys resulted in a "failure to launch," a scenario where boys did not really feel motivated to leave home, find work, live on their very own, and create a family.
About the Author:
Lon Woodbury, the founder of Struggling Teens, has recorded the entire interview on his weekly L.A. Talk Radio show for people to listen to at their convenience.
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