2006-05-24 England School

Hah, TelePolis writes about an interesting report on gender disparities in schools, and changes in the last twenty years. Generally speaking, they report good news! 😄 ¹

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Some interesting quotes from English newspapers they link to for further reading:

• In the Independent: Children ’better behaved today than 20 years ago’ ²
• The Telepolis article points to a nice closing quote in the Times: “What the survey does not tell us is whether boys or girls are likely to be more truthful in answering anonymous surveys.” ³
• GuardianUnlimited: Exam results reveal gender gulf in schools – Study proves boys lag far behind girls nationwide. At the end, Malcolm Trobe, headteacher at Malmesbury School in Wiltshire, shows an interesting reaction: “Of the boys who do take A-levels here, we don’t have many dropping out, while the boys who choose vocational paths instead tend to do very well too, suggesting both cohorts are making the correct decisions for them.” ⁴

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