UK Addresses the Father/Son/Education Relationship

Robex writes "Here is a start in the UK at addressing the chronic underperformance of boys at school in the UK."

The government hopes that by allowing fathers to take more time off work to spend educational time with their sons, boys' performance at school may improve. The scheme is being targeted at boys rather than girls as boys are more likely to underachieve at school. In September the fathers will be offered one paid hour to spend with their 11 to 14-year-old sons.

One hour is not much, but it's a start. You can have your say on this at the the BBC website which is running a Talking Point on it."

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