Is there evidence to suggest that young boys articulate their learning differently to girls?
My son came home from the first week of kindergarten. Each day I asked him:
"What did you learn at school today?"
His response:
"Nothing."
When I ask his teacher what they've been learning - she said:
"We've been learning the letters C. A. and T. "
My daughter two years ago could tell me each letter she learned each day in kindergarten, and the mnemonics and stories they had for each letter.
From recollection - my mother would ask me as a child
"What did you learn at school today."
Externally I would say,
"Nothing."
Internally I would think,
"I don't think you're really interested. If you were, you'd make me a milkshake, sit me at the table and ask me. Then I could really concentrate on answering properly."
My question is: Is there evidence to suggest that young boys articulate their learning differently to girls?
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For a long time, medical science has known two areas in the brain were particularly important as primarily speech areas. These are called Broca's area and Wernicke's area.
Some major advances within the last twenty years helped to distinguish between boys and girls; although these are averages--individuals can vary widely.
Functional MRI Imaging. These show girls are more likely to use abstract reasoning. More parts of the brain light up for girls when hearing noises and speaking, showing more of the brain's "power" is used for communicatuon
Important protein discovered. In 2008, a weak but relevant study showed a signaling chemical that essentially connects the auditory part of the brain to the speech centers, FOXP2. It was 30% greater in girls at age 5.
On a personal note, my daughter could say a 4-word sentence at 23 months old; my son didn't know 4 words of speech at that age.
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