Sax then goes on to explain that the girl monkeys are more likely to take on "motherhood" roles. Sax believes these differences between male and female monkeys are important and can be related to humans in a sense of the males use rough play to have a productive outlet for aggression so they will not become violent adults and females have practice with babies, so when they have a baby of their own, they will be good mothers. .
I agree with Sax's theory of aggression and it is a key part of my teaching philosophy. I believe that the aggressive differences between boys and girls are obvious and can be productively nurtured through sports and club, something I fully support. Through sports, boys (and girls) can have an outlet to be rough and use their violence on the sports field for something good rather than let it build up and come out in a negative way. On the other hand, clubs can give a gentler outlet for girls (and boys) to become more well rounded and maybe more nurturing. I believe that many clubs would appeal to the "mother" side of girls. Therefore, as a teacher, I would fully support, encourage, and participate in clubs and sports. An interesting theory that Sax brings up is that of the emotional differences between boys and girls. Dr. Sax first brings up that "In young children, these researchers found that negative emotional activity in response to unpleasant or disturbing visual images seems to be localized in phylogenetically primitive areas deep in the brain, specifically in the amygdale" (Sax 29). Dr. Sax explains that in small children it also does not make sense to ask how they feel because there are very few direct connections from the amygdala to the cerebral cortex (where speech comes from). However Sax says that in teenage girls the part of the brain activity that deals with negative emotions moves to the cerebral cortex but "in boys the locus of brain activity associated with negative emotion remains stuck in the amygdale" (Sax 29).
In his book, "Why Gender Matters," Dr. Leonard Sax addresses the topic of sex and the biological differences between males and females. ... The second chapter of "Why Gender Matters" is titled "Female Brains, Male Brains." ... Sax presented in only the first two chapters of Why Gender Matters. ... Sax's studies about gender is huge for teachers. ...