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Posted by: NinjaLord77
Posted by: EPANDEMIC
I just find it funny that the article goes into all this detail about how there is bias towards young boys for "not looking as attentive" in the "traditional grade school class room". To me it seems like a problem with the school system, not boys.
Also this article is about girls getting better grades than boys. Grades are not the be all end all mark of intelligence, not even close.
I'm not sure what the point of the article is. It lacks substance.
School system is crap. But some students don't even try, like they're cool with failing.
This is true, though I didn't try much in school myself. I didn't fail but i didn't push myself to get the highest grades possible. Yeah there are some kids who really just couldn't care less but most just aren't challenged. Like in my case, school stopped being a challenge after like 2nd maybe 3rd grade. After that I had pretty much figured the system out. After you get the basics down of all the core subjects, every subsequent year is just a slightly more complex version of what you did last year. And standardized test I could pass regardless of whether or not I actually paid attention in the class. They're easy. Case in point I butchered my GPA my Freshman year of High School by testing into Advanced French 2 when I had only taken half of regular French 1. In fact I BSed the placement test so well they wouldn't let me drop down to regular French 2 or retake French 1 because they were convinced because of my score the reason I was failing the class was because I wasn't trying, not because I couldn't speak a lick of French.
The school system in America is awful. It's stops being a challenge far too early. Too much emphasis is placed on standardized test scores which are a terrible indication of whether or not you know what you're talking about. And probably worst of all, there's very little learning going on, just a whole lot of memorization. And yes there's a huge difference.