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This is how it was in the past--boys were encouraged to be studious, and to do this, they were taught in a way that caters to the male mind. The only question I have regarding this article is, the classes were coed, so how did the girls do? It seems as if one gender will always be at the low end of the stick unless schools somehow learn to balance out the learning habits of both sexes. How can they do this? Girls are intimidated by competitive boy learning, boys are bored senseless by girls' inactive, quiet learning.
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I used think that coed education was a great step forward. When I was in University, one of the guys I met went to an all boys school. We talked about his experiences and what he thought was good and bad about it. The more we talked the more I saw how both acedemic and athletic performance were encouraged at the school (a big deal for me being the geek in school, but also one of the best athletes).
In the end I decided that I think all boys schools definately have their benefits. I don't have enough information to state that they are better or worse, but I can definately say that they are something I will be looking into when I have boys.
I think the one statement he mentioned was the culture at the school. I went to public school and was picked on for being a smart kid, even though I could run longer, benchpress more, and hit harder than most of the other students (I worked out 4 hours a day), but because I also studied and enjoyed math and chess I was picked on by bullies.
At my friends school, the cool guy was the one that had decent grades and was the star football player, could beat most people around the school at chess and took the time to help out the little guy. In other words, a culture of well-rounded individuals had developed.
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