Posts published on September 23, 2014

Girls College Prep Better Than Boys

WHY GIRLS TEND TO GET BETTER GRADES THAN BOYS DO
As the new school year ramps up, teachers and parents need to be reminded of a well-kept secret: Across all grade levels and academic subjects, girls earn higher grades than boys. Not just in the United States, but across the globe, in countries as far afield as Norway and Hong Kong. This finding is reflected in a recent study by psychology professors Daniel and Susan Voyer at the University of New Brunswick. The Voyers based their results on a meta-analysis of 369 studies involving the academic grades of over one million boys and girls from 30 different nations. The findings are unquestionably robust: Girls earn higher grades in every subject, including the science-related fields where boys are thought to surpass them. The article is in The Atlantic.

If you are interested in this topic check out “The War Against Boys: How Misguided Policies Are Harming Our Young Men” by Christina Sommers, Simon Schuster, 2013.