New Zealand Education: Male-female gap 'bad for society'

Submitted by anthony on Thu, 2007-05-24 14:31

Story here. Excerpt:

"In the absence of detailed research into why this was happening, observers were left to speculate, he said. There were probably many factors involved, but one of the main ones was the gradual "feminisation" of education in New Zealand, in terms of policies as well as teacher gender. "In the long term this is not healthy for boys, but also not for girls either."
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"He suggested that perhaps the drive to find equal opportunities for women had gone too far and there was a need to pull back a bit to restore that balance."

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The best thing for parents to do is to either put their sons in an all-boys' school or home-school them. Oh, but who am I kidding. Since mothers are the ones who make most of the educational decisions about the children, boys are doomed! The only thing I can suggest is that men who have not been properly educated and need to go back and get it right, should do it.

Don't let anyone hinder you from educating yourselves even if you didn't do so well in the school system. If you must, go back. Maybe schools for young men struggling academically should be instituted.

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Submitted by 032105 on Fri, 2007-05-25 01:26