Today we have TWO ASSIGNMENTS. The first helps you with your homework assignment, the second is due by the end of class.
Go to http://themedassignment.blogspot.com/.
Pick a bundle. Write down all the stuff it has. Be prepared to check out the school library for these things.
Figure out where the permission slip is.
Get it signed as soon as possible. Like, this weekend!
Read "The Lost Boys" by Richard Whitmire on The Wall Street Journal website.
Answer the following questions then either email them to me or write the answers on a piece of paper and turn it in. DUE AT THE END OF CLASS Answer in complete sentences.
1. Which group of people is entering college less frequently these days?
2. What percentage of people now unemployed are male?
3. Why, in your opinion, are boys doing poorly in school?
4. Why, in your opinion, are women less likely to start new businesses?
5. What happens in colleges with more than 60% of the student body is female and less than 40% is male?
6. Do you think it is appropriate for universities to let in boys who are less prepared than the girls they let in?
7. What are some of the things girls do better than boys, according to the article?
8. What is the mystery talked about in the last paragraph?
9. What do you think the reason is that boys are falling behind?
10. Pick one of the statistics from Boys Project and explain how it related to this article.
11. What can America do to solve this problem?
12. What can you do to solve this problem?
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