the gender gap

While most attempts to close the gender gap are admirable and helpful, some responses to this national and global issue are more effective than others. As seen from the discussion of the most common current responses, found here, there are quite a few patches to mend and outstanding questions to answer, especially from a social constructivist standpoint. The following responses are ones that I propose as a result of extensive research into the gender gap issue and various schools of thought on how to close it. My hope is that the responses will be able to be used in Language Arts classrooms in attempt to encourage improvement and success for boys' literary achievement.