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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It’s the swing away from SAT/ACT scores.  Plenty of bright boys who can do college work but the level of achievement kids are now expected to do for 4 years with zero room for error totally weeds out boys.

I happen to have a son who has been a very strong and focused student since 9th grade with strong ECs so he will benefit and I also have a daughter so I worry for her.  It’s bad for everyone.  Time to put down the GRL power shirts and attempt to figure it out.[/quote]

Maybe parents should raise boys with equally high expectations so they have to step up? My high school didn't have class rank technically, but most of the top students in my class year at my very competitive independent school--by grades and scores--were boys. But this was also at a time when students of both genders got weeded out for disciplinary matters, and high standards were the norm (no extra credit, only the highest quality work earned the highest grades, etc.).[/quote]

Yes to high expectations for boys.  But that doesn’t mean letting boys slack on learning crucially important details about their roles and place in society.  This includes history because our historical past formed the future we now find ourselves in.

Through this lens, everyone can agree boys first and foremost need to have consent ingrained in them.  Next, they need to be fully aware of the unearned male privilege from which they benefit every day.  I think raising men to be authentic feminists is key here.  Many of us empowered and informed boy-moms understand these truths.[/quote]

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