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16 Oct 08
Wisely"National data tell us that the malaise affecting our sons is widespread. Poor African-American and Latino boys are most gravely affected, but in every demographic—in poor, middle-class and affluent school districts—boys are achieving less than girls."
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In the last 10 years, the nature of school has changed. By age 4, an ever-increasing number of children are enrolled in preschool. There, instead of learning to put on their raincoat on a rainy day and figure out the days of the week, children barely out of diapers are asked to fill out work sheets, learn computation or study languages. The drumbeat for early academics gets even louder when they enter "real" school. Veteran teachers will tell you that 1st graders are now routinely expected to master a curriculum that, only 15 years ago, would have been considered appropriate for 2nd, even 3rd graders.
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Last month, the federal government released a study that showed nearly 1 in 5 parents of boys had talked to their pediatrician about their son's emotional or behavioral issues (compared with 1 in 10 parents of girls).
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When it comes to college, boys are opting out. Right now in this country, we have 2.5 million more female college undergraduates than male undergraduates—a gap that grows by 100,000 every year.
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In high school, boys are withdrawing from extracurricular activities, like the student council and the school newspaper, with sports being the sole exception.
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