How boys and girls learn...with differences!

It's known that in milestones' growth, boys are behind girls mainly in speech cum language development. However, when they reach teens, the gap narrows and the boys will charge ahead with significant progress. Girls always surge ahead in the schooling years as they prefer to do more desk related activities and pay more attention to the teachers for a longer period of time. Girls are also able to learn quite a bit via auditory teaching. See this link for more information: http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/855-how-girls-learn On the converse, the boys need visual tools and movement related activities to stay engaged. It is necessary for the educators, predominantly females to recognise this vital piece of information. For the boys to catch up and not fall too behind the girls, the educators need to factor in their innate learning predispositions and design activities that enable both boys and girls to maximise their learning potential. See this link for more information: http://www.schoolfamily.com/school-family-articles/article/854-how-boys-learn After reading these articles, I finally understand why my boy is able to listen what the teacher has taught despite being on the move. During circle time where the teacher shares stories or information, his hands prefer to be busy with piecing puzzles or building blocks. While this is certainly not encouraged in a mainstream environment, the teachers are perceptive enough to engage him creatively without sacrificing the content. However, sometimes, he does not do his written work properly. Could this be due to his distracted self during lessons?