Old sneakers I throw at you for that pun!
Posted on 10/25/2006 7:27:34 AM PDT by hoosierboy
Finally!
I tutor math off and on and it's ludicrous to believe that boys and girls have exactly the same aptitudes and interests. They don't even have the same attention spans.
Girls do much, much better in math and science in a single-sex environment until college. My best friend who tutors English and reading has long claimed that boys do better in those subjects when no girls are around.
Old sneakers I throw at you for that pun!
Boys and girls learn differently. For many years, feminists complained that curricula was focused on a masculine world view and approach to learning. They said girls were being left behind. Over time, there was a concerted effort to make sure girls were the focus. Curricula changed, approaches changed, some argue that any boys that didnt fit in with the new more feminine approach were drugged into submission. Now we have facts that show that girls far outnumber boys going to college, they are outscoring them in tests, etc.
So it seems as if in an integrated classroom we have to choose which gender is going to do well and let the others play from behind. I can see a case for saying let's take what works well for boys and teach it to boys, and lets teach what works well for girls to girls. And let both excel to their natural potential.
Sounds like a great school, glad you had such a great experience.
Now about those twin bad girls, I think I may know who your talking about. You have a phone number so I can be sure? ;-)
When I went to school in Baltimore, there were four single sex public high schools (two boys and two girls). They were the best in the city and students from all over Baltimore went there. I attended the liberal arts boy's school. I had just moved from a county school system.
Later when I attended the state university, I met many of my old classmates from the country school system and shared experiences. IMHO, my high school better prepared me for college. My first year of college seemed "easier" than my last year of high school.
Me, too, as will any male Buzzcut offspring.
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