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UK: Why are fewer boys going to university?
Submitted by Mastodon on Thu, 2015-08-06 10:53
Article here. Excerpt:
'A report published last week by the Independent Commission on Fees has uncovered a widening gender divide in university admissions. For whilst over a third of 18-year old girls enrol on a higher education course in Britain, only one quarter of boys follow suit.
So why are fewer male students applying for university courses?
Mary Curnock Cook, the chief executive of UCAS, believes the "potential of young men is somehow being let down by the school system". This suggests that the methods and techniques used to prepare pupils for their GCSEs and A-levels are angled more towards female students, and that schools and sixth forms may not be preparing boys adequately enough for these academic hurdles.'
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No kidding? (-_-)
"This suggests that the methods and techniques used to prepare pupils for their GCSEs and A-levels are angled more towards female students, and that schools and sixth forms may not be preparing boys adequately enough for these academic hurdles."
No shizzle, Sherlocks!!
We've only been saying this is the problem for like 20 years, now!!!
But, oh no. You muppets kept telling us we were being "Misogynists" and the like.
Well, at least some people are beginning to come 'round, on this issue.
...Finally!