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| ATTENTION PLEEAASE!!! Witchy is speaking: "Having grown
in the sixties seventies I’ve
always believed in equality
for both the two (or more… ) sexes. But I couldn’t imagine what neuro-scientists
would discover at the end of the old millennium: males’ and females’ brains
are different!!! And they are different structurally, not only functionally.
So, the question is: Is it right for us teachers to test, assess and treat male and female students
in the same way? I don’t expect an immediate answer from you, I’m
only tipping with my right foot on the floor (next to my broomstick) impatiently…" |
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| Weight: 49 ounces |
Weight: 44 ounces |
| Male intelligence |
Female intelligence |
| Boys show a much earlier specialization of the right brain. This is why
they often have trouble in learning early in life |
The female left hemisphere develops sooner than the male one |
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Females learn to speak earlier and learn languages more quickly |
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The female ear is better able to pick up nuances of voice, music and
other sounds. They retain better hearing longer throughout life |
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Better distance vision and depth perception Better peripheral vision |
Males see better in brighter light
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Female eyesight is superior at night |
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Female excel at visual memory, facial clues and context
They have a better ability at recognizing faces and remember names |
| Males react to extremes of temperature |
Females react faster and more acutely to pain, yet can withstand pain
over a longer duration than males |
Males react more to extremes of temperature
They are superior in performing new motor combinations and in fine motor dexterity. |
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Adolescent boys are more physical than adolescent girls
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Male infants play more with objects
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Females are more responsive to playmates |
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Females have a stronger sense of smell and are much more responsive to
aromas, odors and subtle changes in smell |
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They are more sensitive to bitter flavours and prefer sweet flavours |
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Women are more susceptible to the damaging effects of alcohol than males |
| Circling behaviour: when right-handed males walk over to a table to pick
up an object, they are more likely to return by turning to their right |
Right-handed females are more likely to return by circling around to
their left. |
| High levels of testosterone in males correlate with five behaviours:
aggression, competition, self-assertion, self-confidence and self-reliance |
When female hormonal levels (progesterone and estrogen) are higher, their
Maths and spatial skills are lower |
Boys are better at problem-solving individually. In particular they excel
in:
• Target-directed motor skills (archery, football, etc.)
• Mentally rotating objects
• Mathematical reasoning
• Orienteering |
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ATTENTION PLEEAAASE! Witchy's speaking again: "Is it
fair to treat boys and girls in the same way if they are intrinsically
so different?
I leave
you
with
the
same
question
I asked
before, since I have not been able to find an answer myself… In
the meanwhile you can find out how much male or female intelligence is
in yourself
by doing my two tests:
Female intelligence and Male
intelligence
P.S. Just in case you are starting to believe
that your dummy Witch Hazel is a * genius* who specializes
in neuro-science,
I inform
you that all the information I shoveled was taken from “Completing
the puzzle”, a very intriguing book about brain-based learning which
was written
by
Eric Jensen: you might also decide to visit his site http://www.jlcbrain.com/"...
provided that you don't forget
to come back here! |
| Is your brain "male-oriented"? Just test it!!! |
Is your brain "female-oriented"? Just test it!!! |
