Forum Overview :: Motherfucking News :: Re: Boys are a huge problem.

[quote name="Mischief Maker"][quote name="Furcifer"][quote name="laudablepuss"][quote name="Furcifer"][quote name="SCIENCE"]Girls thrive in single-sex schools, but boys do not. It is a common assumption and new research from London's Institute of Education (IoE) suggests, to a certain extent, that it is true. Assessing the biggest ever swath of historical data on the issue, researchers found that girls who go to girls' schools will later earn more than those from mixed schools - partly because they are less likely to make gendered decisions about their studies and are therefore more likely to take maths and science subjects.[/quote] If Britons generally believe that girls do better in all-girl schools, British parents who value education will be more likely send their daughters to all-girl schools. One would expect the children of attentive parents to achieve greater academic success, regardless of their school environment.[/quote] Why? Because the home environment is more important than the school environment? Or because attentive parents give birth to attentive children?[/quote] Home environment clearly plays a critical role in school achievement. This has long been considered <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maslow%27s_hierarchy">common knowledge</a> among educators. (Note that the skills necessary for schoolwork are at the top of the pyramid.) I don't know about Britain, but in America, parents make a substantial financial sacrifice to send their kids to private schools. Parents of private school children are therefore more likely to be relatively wealthy, and wealthier children are more likely to have had their basic needs met outside of school.[/quote] Plus, if they're shelling out for private school instead of free school, they're more likely to take an active role in making sure the little shits get a good return on their investment.[/quote]