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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Having a boy really opened my eyes to this issue. My well behaved, introvert, academically inclined DS is completing college a semester early with nearly perfect gpa, and even he ran into the bias against boys in the educational system. He had some wonderful teachers through the years, but he had some that clearly just didn’t like boys. I had friends with boys who were naturally rowdier who really struggled with it.

It has nothing to do with how they do on their academic assignments, but teachers who expect boys to act like girls and penalize them when they don’t and then wonder why they don’t like school. My son has had a great academic career, but I regret not sending him to an all boys school through at least middle school. [/quote]

I don't have any sons, only daughters but I do agree there is sort if a bias against boys. Lots of teachers are female so that might be one of the reasons. Also I have no doubt that boys raised in divorced families with no fathers or a father figure has had an impact. Bottomline, we need more male role models.[/quote]

How come boys used to thrive in the classroom then? Back in the baby boomer generation.

They were class presidents, leaders,  valedictorians. This was in an era when teachers were female and classroom rules were very strict and prescriptive. Today, students are allowed to make noise and roam around in class. Back then they had be still and quiet.

So, how come boys were more successful academically back then? [/quote]

Because people didn’t pathologize misbehavior. They set expectations and understood that kids screw up, instead of implying that kids who didn’t meet them were deficient. Back then, you had time and the opportunity to straighten out by mid high school. Kids could struggle early in high school and still make it to very prestigious schools. The entire system now leaves little room for mistakes. [/quote]

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