10 year old Boy Truths
Since I was once a 10-year-old boy (in the far recess of time), here are some age-old truths that apply to most (not all) of those on the boy side of the equation:
- We don’t care about homework, and we don’t like to write.
2) We mature very, very slowly.
3) We don’t handle frustration very well.
4) Our work habits are sloppy.
5) We hate to be controlled.
6) We can’t stand doing our homework as soon as we get home (really ever).
7) We don’t like our sisters who seem to not to be having any problem with this stuff.
8) We have a lot more important stuff to do, like saving the world on video games.
9) We’re not interested in “accommodations.” Please stop talking about 504 whatever. What is a 504 Plan anyway???
10) We don’t respond well to study skill coaching or what’s that phrase you use “executive function coaching?”
11) We really don’t like our grades checked on the internet every day.
In spite of these truths, most of us grow up (sort of), albeit on very different timetables than the more mature members of our species.
Mark Twain had it down. Reread, “The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn” or “Tom Sawyer. “
Not much has changed in a boy’s brain.