The Orange County Register – KELLY ST. JOHN REGIER
“Is the modern-day elementary school a hostile environment for boys in particular? According to the data, it can be. Research shows that boys are more likely than girls to face disciplinary actions, including such punishments as suspension and lost recesses, due to behavior. They suffer from a literacy gap too, demonstrating lower reading and writing levels at the elementary and high school levels compared with girls. Boys also are more likely to drop out of high school and less likely than girls to go to college. A 2013 study in the Journal of Human Resources illuminated a finding about why boys are less likely to get good grades or take advanced classes, despite scoring as well as girls on most standardized tests. It found that teachers of classes as early as kindergarten factor good behavior into grades.”(more)