Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School

[lumberjack_jeff]

1. Boys consistently perform better on tests, yet get worse grades.

Teachers grade students on criteria other than apprehension of the subject matter. Namely, ability to ingratiate themselves.

I went to my middle son's community college graduation yesterday, a diesel technology program. I'm proud of him, he did very well, presidents list, honor society, his teachers give him good recommendations.

As he was walking to the podium, I remembered the other stuff. Kicked out of preschool, held back in kindergarten, suspensions, expulsions, interviewed by the police for passing notes in class, transferring to a neighboring school district in the third quarter of his freshman year with a 0.0 gpa.

He eventually obtained a HS diploma from a one-room alternative school.

He wasn't a failure, his schools were.

The reason school deformers are getting such traction is because schools are fucking up and the public at large won't contemplate useful solutions. Single-sex classrooms and 50% male teachers ratio for starters.