UK: Boys do better when they are taught by men, study finds

Submitted by anthony on Sun, 2008-10-05 03:21

Article here. Excerpt:

'Boys will perform better in education if they have a male teacher in their primary school, according to research published today.

A study of more than 1,000 men reveals almost half of them (48 per cent) cited male primary school teachers as having had the most impact on them during their school life.

In addition, 35 per cent said having a male teacher challenged them to work harder at school while 22 per cent said males had boosted their confidence in their own ability.'

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From the same website:

"Boys beat girls in admissions tests

By Richard Garner
Friday, 3 October 2008

Boys have finally got the better of girls – by outperforming them in university admissions tests, according to a study published today.

The results emerged from a £1.6m trial of the US-style "SAT" university admission test being taken by 9,000 pupils in the UK. The findings will reopen the debate over whether GCSE and A-levels are "girl-friendly". Academic experts say boys shine in the one-off aptitude tests while girls perform better overall.

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Submitted by Broadsword on Mon, 2008-10-06 03:31

Maybe a fluke, and a few headlines like that could give a blind eye to males and school.

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Submitted by Michael on Mon, 2008-10-06 03:46

Notice how they'll investigate whether the test was 'girl friendly'. If girls don't out perform boys in every educational area some type of institutionalized sexism must be the culprit. Let me guess, the color of the paper was a misogynist blue.

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'Here they stand brothers them all
All the sons divided they'd fall
Here await the birth of the son
The seventh, the heavenly, the chosen one.'

[Iron Maiden]

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Submitted by anthony on Mon, 2008-10-06 20:25