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History of Feminism

seabeyond

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6. exactly....lol.

Reply to sufrommich (Reply #5)

Tue Dec 31, 2013, 01:48 PM

Dec 2013

how many exactly is that. i heard ya. just did not go further. my oldest, very academic. going for law degree. my youngest.... has for a while looked at other options. fine. i support. no two children are the same

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My uncle's views on girls outperforming boys in school: A public high school teacher's perspective [View all] YoungDemCA Dec 2013 OP

I assume that to be co-educational schools/colleges. dipsydoodle Dec 2013 #1

exactly. i agree. i have been preaching this. and this is why i am so bothered when talking about seabeyond Dec 2013 #2

I raised a son too,Sea sufrommich Dec 2013 #3

exactly. i saw the classes boys put effort in and struggled. was a ... pass the class. seabeyond Dec 2013 #4

Exactly,I guess what I was trying to say, sufrommich Dec 2013 #5

exactly....lol. seabeyond Dec 2013 #6

Great post. YoungDemCA Dec 2013 #7

I wonder if the old male stereotypes don't play into this in some way... Flatulo Dec 2013 #8

IIRC, most studies over the past 60 years show that girls have always outperformed boys Nay Dec 2013 #9

i think this is another of the very real equations in all this. absolutely. nt seabeyond Dec 2013 #10

I think there's another dynamic going on as well ismnotwasm Dec 2013 #11

Do you know if the percentage of boys/men attending college have dropped boston bean Jan 2014 #12

I believe it has dropped a bit. nt Nay Jan 2014 #14

Due to longstanding American anti-intellectualism, guys have never taken education seriously eridani Jan 2014 #13

"Anti-intellectualism" was exactly how I was going to put it. And that will doom us all if we let it nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #16

I'm very glad you posted this in this group. Sheldon Cooper Jan 2014 #15

Also that girls do better in school, therefore men are oppressed now. nomorenomore08 Jan 2014 #17