"Boys to Blame for Girls' Academic Woes"

Ron Herbert submitted this National Post article and writes "What I found disturbing about this article was the glaring omission of boys' lagging academic performance in school. Talk about a case of the "elephant in the room" syndrome!" The researchers explain that boys are less emotionally invested in relationships, so their grades are not affected by having a girlfriend. Perhaps the social pressure on boys to perform well could have something to do with this as well? Or maybe the fact that so many boys are doing so badly, they're not sacrificing academics for the sake of their relationships, but some other time that they give up (ie sports or recreation)? The researchers seem quick to jump to stereotypical conclusions, and yet I don't see much evidence they used to back this up.Source: The National Post [Canadian newspaper]

Title: Boys to blame for girls' academic woes

Author: Adrian Humphreys

Date: April 12, 2002

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