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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I thought the comment from the private school administrator about the difference between African-American boys and African-American girls with regard to their ability to succeed in dalton like environments was intriguing. Any thoughts as to why that is the case?[/quote]

I'm an AA whose son went to a predominately white elite school that's a lot like Dalton. He started in pre-school and went until we moved to the DMV in mid-elementary.

Being in his classroom I noticed a tremendous difference between the boys and girls. And I think it had more to do with gender than race. My son was the only black boy in the class but all the boys were cut-ups. I would drop him off and school and the boys would immediately start wrestling the minute their coats came off. The girls sat down and started doing their work. Frankly, the differences continue throughout life. Females are just so much more mature than males.

So I suspect the issue is not a black boy vs. black girl thing. Girls are just more mature, period. They have their own issues though. The AA mother of the only black girl in my son's elite school lamented how the little girls were worried about clothing. Yes, even as early as kindergarten they were worried about whose dress was nicer! And some days the girls liked each other; other days they did not. I was shocked to hear this. Needless to say the boys didn't care about how they were dressed so it never occurred to me this was an issue so early on until talking to that mother. My issue was having my DS not get a time out and his early struggles with reading.[/quote]

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