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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]The expectation for kids to be perfect (all As, ECs curated, super scheduled days) beginning in 9th grade does not match where most boys are developmentally at age 14. Girls are ahead here. So they start off behind and it is hard to catch up. [/quote]

this is a very real factor. teacher of Gifted&Talented...the intelligence is the same, the organizational skills of females are 1.5-2 yrs ahead. Males are not as supported in our educational system. In GT with smaller groupings we can do a lot of creative out of box thinking and cater to both types of minds. Colleagues in private schools report the same.[b] All-male schools often have a lot of success with boys. Most public schools cannot individualize this. [/b]I am a female teacher. Most of my colleagues are. Many of us have raised sons and daughters in addition to teaching them; Boys need more support. Giving Boys more support does not mean giving girls less: keep the women in stem and all the important stuff added over the years to help girls; add support specifically for the ways boys learn, and ways to encourage college and make it an obvious  attainable choice. [/quote]

+100 we did it for HS after k-8 in public.  My sons were thriving k-8--but could see glaring differences in the way the courses were directed---reading that was more aligned with female interests, etc.  In HS, classics going by the way-side.  Best $ ever spent.  They were also strict on behavior in a way that publics can't be anymore w/out raising ire and complaints so that the school was a relaxed, courteous and non-threatening place to learn--non of this mob attacks and fights in the hallways like our local public in a wealthy area.
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