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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This isn't hard.  A lot of boys just prefer math. They use a different part of their brains.  Boys typically scorer higher in math than in English on the SATs.

Male thinking is generally black and white, which is what math is.   While they may do well in humanities subjects, they aren't as interested in subjects that require introspection.  They just want to do things, problem solve, not sit there and contemplate.

Of course, this is a generalization, but I think it's true for most boys. [/quote]

This is also strongly tied to social expectations. [/quote]

Also, “male thinking is generally black and white, which is what math is” reveals that you don’t understand men or math. [/quote]
Men are black and white thinkers for the most part. The answer to math a problem is either right or wrong. It's not subjective.  Neither DH nor DS likes humanities that much because the subject matter is too subjective.   DS is actually an IBDP grad, so he took a lot of humanities classes that required a lot of writing.  He scored pretty high on his IBDP.  Even so, he prefers STEM, and his scores reflect it.  800 on math; 780 on English;  IB STEM subjects score 6/7; humanities subject scores 5/6; all AP STEM subject scores 5, the lone 3 was in a humanities subject.

DH was the same way.  All of my male relatives, both blood and related by marriage,  have a STEM  background.  It wasn't about societal expectations. It's just what they enjoy more and what they are better at.[/quote]

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