Girls' Behaviour and the Art of Looking Busy

Posted by Paul Dix on 29 October 2010 | 0 Comments

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Keeping under the teacher's radar is not a skill that some boys ever develop. In girls it can seem innate. Well-developed skills in the art of looking busy allow some girls to cruise along, avoiding work and fuelling disputes without being caught. While wriggly boys distract the teacher, the girls quickly realise that there is room to play. Sitting and pretending to listen comes easily to Chantelle. Like a stealth bomber she delivers her payload undetected. The fallout will be felt for some time to come."

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