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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I’m going to be honest. It’s the hours of video games and screens.[/quote]
Yes, 100%. If people want to honestly ask "what has changed in the last 30 years?", video games have absolutely changed the profile of how boys spend their time. And, if we're being honest: porn.[/quote]

We are living in a time of pollution, microplastics, endocrine disruptors, etc.[/quote]

This is the only part of your comment that could possibly explain the recent changes in performance [/quote]

These are gender neutral factors that impact boys and the girls the same.

ADHD also affects boys and girls about the same.  For girls, it’s ADD. For boys it’s AHD.

What really happened:  Girls used to get little education two three generations ago.  At that time, no parents paid any attention on girls academics.  Versus nowadays, a large percentage of educated parents emphasize on education for both genders.  Parents places the same expectations on the girls, and finally their performance is catching up.[/quote] It's more than caught up, in many respects. You still haven't explained the gap (unless it's some sexist BS about one gender somehow being inherently smarter than the other)[/quote]

Have you ever seen the results of IQ tests?  Girls are more of a bell curve with a strong and sustained middle while boys have more at both the weak and the high ends.  While the averages turn out the same, the distribution is not.  This presents challenges in the school setting.  [/quote]

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