More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start

http://www.mailonsunday.co.uk/pages/live...

SEX DISCRIMINATION IN EDUCATION - BOYS PUNISHED FIVE TIMES MORE THAN GIRLS ALTHOUGH THEY MISBEHAVE AT THE SAME RATE

In ground-breaking research by Dr Jeremy Swinson, an honorary lecturer in educational psychology at Liverpool John Moores University has shown that boys are five times more likely to be told off in a primary school class than girls even though they are just as likely to misbehave.

They are also less likely to be praised or picked to answer a question, despite raising their hands just as often as girls.

As quoted in the Daily Telegraph (link), %26quot;The %26#039;prejudiced%26#039; views of some teachers could be damaging boys%26#039; self-belief, it is feared, causing them to do badly at school.

Dr Swinson said that this %26quot;prejudice%26quot; could explain why girls get better exam results than boys. %26quot;Perhaps some boys get disenchanted with lessons because they are being told of

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

The psychology is probably exactly same as the old %26#039;girls aren%26#039;t good at maths and science%26#039;. If any group of people are put down and brainwashed against something, then it leads to them in turn not doing well in it.

edit: but you wont get many answers here because most are from the usa

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

I agree it is a hard life being a man.

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

Another case of double standards. Another attempt to put boys down.

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

They do the same hear in the US. Boys are more likely to be diagnosed with ADHD then girls. The whole system is geared for girls. Boys are different then girls from birth. They are louder, more combative, and less likely to sit still. We used to realize that and have things like recess and gym classes for them to run off energy. Now the kids are lucky to get 30 minutes a day to run. Boys are constantly being told there is something wrong with them for being male. I know it sounds crazy but perhaps we need to have separate school for boys and girls that cater to how each of the sexes learn differently. That is just my idea.

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

I don%26#039;t know what goes on in U.K. schools, but teachers in America do not %26quot;tell off%26quot; their students of any gender. That%26#039;s called verbal abuse.

And yes, something should be done if teachers are verbally abusing their students.

EDIT-A source for...what? What exactly do I need to provide evidence for?

EDIT-My %26quot;source%26quot; is the fact that I%26#039;ve been to American schools....and actually GRADUATED from one! Care to provide a %26quot;source%26quot; for %26quot;American, British, and Canadians schools are all the same%26quot;? When you have yours, I%26#039;ll give mine, K?

More education (rev)discrimination evidence against boys. Do we really need any more before we start AAction?

%26#039;%26#039;I don%26#039;t know what goes on in U.K. schools, but teachers in America do not %26quot;tell off%26quot; their students of any gender. That%26#039;s called verbal abuse.%26#039;%26#039;

Lol. Right... OK. Instead, they have sex with them. Lol. OK joking. Anyway, where%26#039;s your source? The U.K.%26#039;s school system is pretty much the same as America%26#039;s...and Canada%26#039;s...

EDIT: For %26#039;%26#039;American teachers do not %26#039;%26#039;tell off%26#039;%26#039; their students of any gender.%26#039;%26#039; %26lt;--- Source? I mean, why would I believe anything you say when you don%26#039;t know anything? You didn%26#039;t even know women are more likely to be depressed. Are you depressed, wenders? That%26#039;s OK. I%26#039;ll give you a hug if you want. It will make everything better.