View Point: Stop Avoiding the Issue of Failing Boys

Submitted by anthony on Fri, 2009-03-06 22:01

Article here. Excerpt:

'Interestingly, however, there's something all these groups studiously avoid talking about. These U.S. education numbers look bad primarily because the schools are failing boys. For the most part, those awful high school graduation numbers are driven by boys, not girls (32 percent of boys drop out, compared to 25 percent of girls). And the lackluster college graduation rates are due primarily to men floundering in college (men earn about 42 percent of four-year degrees). Given that men are far more likely to major in math and science – a special worry for the technical industries -- the chamber should be particularly concerned about men falling behind.

But the gender angle never gets mentioned. Popular, well-thought-out solutions, which include strengthening the high school curriculum, building better after-school programs and making college more affordable, skirt the obvious solution of reaching out to failing boys specifically. As for MDRC's 15-point plan – gender didn't get a mention.'

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The educational system has big problems and needs a complete overhaul on how they treat boys (perhaps we need a 'task force').

I do not know what the specific answers are but I know boys are getting thrown in special-ed while girls flourish. It is a very serious issue.

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Submitted by Kris on Mon, 2009-03-09 04:10

seperate boys and girls classes?

less distractions.
increase competition between students.
lots of reasons to do this.
stat's/results say it works. as does home schooling.

you can tell it works, feminists are against it.
maybe we should keep pushing females forward because
of ALL of their world shattering accomplishments

... oh, but there aren't any.

special preferences is their world, and they are so simple
(in general) they think they did it all themselves.

affirmative action privileged babies they are, and always will be.

and the whole world laughs. who can blame them?

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Submitted by daveinga on Mon, 2009-03-09 23:45