More on the Boy Crisis

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Here's another interesting article on the so-called boy crisis in education: "Study Casts Doubt On the 'Boy Crisis'"

A pertinent quote:

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

Some interesting numbers, also pulled from the article:

According to the report, reading achievement by 9-year-old boys increased 15 points on a 500-point scale between 1971 and 2004, and girls that age increased seven points, remaining five points ahead of boys. Reading achievement for 13-year-olds improved four points for boys and three points for girls, with girls 10 points ahead. Among 17-year-olds, there was almost no change in reading achievement, with girls up one point, boys down one point and girls 14 points ahead.

In mathematics achievement between 1973 and 2004, 9-year-old boys gained 25 points and girls gained 20 points, with boys ending up three points ahead. Thirteen-year-old boys increased 18 points and girls 12 points, with boys three points ahead. Among 17-year-olds, boys lost one point, girls gained four and boys were three points ahead.

I should probably read the report for myself before trying to talk any more about it.