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Home Front: Culture Wars
Poor boys are falling behind poor girls, and it's deeply troubling
2017-11-26
h/t Instapundit
It’s become a fact of American life that girls are better than boys at school. They get better grades. They’re suspended less. For every generation since the boomers, women have been more likely than men to earn high school and college diplomas.

...There are many theories for this widening academic achievement gap, but first, here’s another observation that might shed some light: The differences between boys and girls are largest among the most disadvantaged children. Socioeconomic status does not entirely explain the gender gap. Even well-off boys struggle to compare to well-off girls. But a tough upbringing sets boys back much farther.
Expected any different in schools run by third wave feminists?
Posted by:g(r)omgoru

#9  Boys begin at an early age to fight the male rage. I believe Girls start competing in their peer groups somewhat later.
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-11-26 20:48  

#8  Town I grew up in had no really well-off families. The smartest boys in class were as good as, or better than, the smartest girls. At high school reunions, turns out, about the same %-ages got Ph.Ds, JDs and MDs, for example. This was back in ye olden tymes, 1950s America, not the same place any more.
Posted by: Anguper Hupomosing9418   2017-11-26 19:36  

#7  Skid, that looks like a lot of work.
Posted by: Dale   2017-11-26 14:14  

#6  
Posted by: Skidmark   2017-11-26 13:44  

#5  Mr. B. when I go hunting I drag my rifle around.
Posted by: Dale   2017-11-26 09:25  

#4  The good news is the that they can use either bathroom.
Posted by: Airandee    2017-11-26 08:59  

#3  Indeed. And I suspect these punks school boys would rather earn their keep by performing more illegal lucrative activities.
Posted by: DooDahMan   2017-11-26 06:25  

#2  Few surprises here. The further we remove man from his primal mission, the more likely he is to assume confusing transgender solutions. The same might apply to women.

When I am too old to carry my tree stand, leave me beside the road. I am finished.
Posted by: Besoeker   2017-11-26 06:18  

#1  Don't expect any change in the narrative or any help for boys. They'll just grow up to be rapists anyway.
Posted by: Herb McCoy7309   2017-11-26 05:44  

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