More to the article than she meant, I think.

[jackofallgeeks]

There's a lot in Here that peaks my interest: that schools may be geared in such a way that favors one gender over the other; that 'learning disability' may often just mean the child isn't fitting the educational mold we expect them to; considering how culturally-influenced gender roles are, and whether they might not be hard-wired in some way. that's a lot to think about. Unfortunately, I can't take the time to think about it here at work and as I'm going to The Beach for the weekend this afternoon, probably won't be able to look at it until Monday or so...

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Oh, please

[xenu.livejournal.com]

I am SO OVER this whole "girls are doing well in school at the expense of boys" argument. Why should the ladies be blamed for the failures of the boys? How about trying, "Wow, boys are doing badly. Why don't we figure out how to make them excel instead of focusing on the bad girls who should be letting the boys do well and dropping out of school to have babies?"

Oh, and another thing

[xenu.livejournal.com]

Did you see this article in the Washington Post?

A study to be released today looking at long-term trends in test scores and academic success argues that widespread reports of U.S. boys being in crisis are greatly overstated and that young males in school are in many ways doing better than ever.

Using data compiled from the National Assessment of Educational Progress, a federally funded accounting of student achievement since 1971, the Washington-based think tank Education Sector found that, over the past three decades, boys' test scores are mostly up, more boys are going to college and more are getting bachelor's degrees.

Although low-income boys, like low-income girls, are lagging behind middle-class students, boys are scoring significant gains in elementary and middle school and are much better prepared for college, the report says. It concludes that much of the pessimism about young males seems to derive from inadequate research, sloppy analysis and discomfort with the fact that although the average boy is doing better, the average girl has gotten ahead of him.

"The real story is not bad news about boys doing worse," the report says, "it's good news about girls doing better.

[metis2be.livejournal.com]

I think you need a more interesting job.