The school system does not benefit girls more than boys. Boys are slower to mature, they also perform better in tests, which is a significant component of schooling. The parts of schooling that damage male learning are not attributable to the system, but to the teachers working within the system.
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- Testing vs classroomGirls excel in the classroom, while boys excel in the exam hall. The system does not disproportionally benefit one sex, but one sex excels in some aspects while the other sex excels in other aspects.
- Toxic masculinityBoys are underperforming in school because of the types of behaviour society encourages them to exhibit, not through any flaw or design in the school system.
- Skewed statsLess selective education has led to skewed statistics on male academic performance. This has led many to wrongly conclude that females are outperforming males and the school system favours female learners.
- Slower to matureBoys develop non-cognitive skills slower than girls. It is not the school system that lets boys down, but their biological development.
- Unhappy school daysGirls have an unhappier school experience. The system does not benefit girls, it makes them miserable.
- Teachers not the systemTeachers often let behaviour influence their grading patterns. This is what leads to male underperformance.