This always has been interesting to me. My first daughter exhibited "boy like" behavior--would crawl under her seat, had trouble staying in her seat, initiated games on the playground, wasn't interested in writing her name in K. Her preschool teachers suggested she was hyperactive. Her physician told me that was absurd because she could sit still for an exam. I often think if this behavior had been exhibited by a boy, it would have been more acceptable. But because she was expected to act more docile, she really got into more trouble than my two younger daughters who were more willing to please, sit still. Interesting, isn't it. Carol > Could someone please define this word "immature" for me? I see it used > all > the time and have heard teachers use it as the main reason to retain, but > it > seems to me to be a pretty illusive term and often based on subjectivity. > Sometimes it even has to do with physical characteristics. > I agree with Elisa about the difference in boys. I am a mother of > girls. > Now I have a grandson. Before, I would have thought many of the boys in > my > classes over the years "immature," but now I just see the way they act as > "boy > behavior." Does the fact that they don't sit quietly and aim to please > like > many girls mean they are immature? > > Nancy > > > > > ************************************** Get a sneak peek of the all-new AOL > at > http://discover.aol.com/memed/aolcom30tour > _______________________________________________ > Mosaic mailing list > [email protected] > To unsubscribe or modify your membership please go to > http://literacyworkshop.org/mailman/options/mosaic_literacyworkshop.org. > > Search the MOSAIC archives at http://snipurl.com/MosaicArchive. > >
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