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#Not every year of formal schooling is equally valuable. A year in engineering is worth more to the individual and society than a year in gender studies. |
#Not every year of formal schooling is equally valuable. A year in engineering is worth more to the individual and society than a year in gender studies. |
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| + | #It seems to ignore non-tertiary training such as apprenticeships. Trades are essential to the functioning of a modern society. |
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#Not all education is acquired formally. |
#Not all education is acquired formally. |
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Latest revision as of 09:16, 1 November 2024
Men and boys are experiencing various problems in education today:
- Boys not performing well in school
- Boys being marked down by female teachers
- Men abandoning tertiary education
Primary School
Female teachers have a tendency to mark-down boys. This results in boys appearing
This is only true if education is counted merely as years of formal schooling. This narrow definition has several serious problems:
- Not every year of formal schooling is equally valuable. A year in engineering is worth more to the individual and society than a year in gender studies.
- It seems to ignore non-tertiary training such as apprenticeships. Trades are essential to the functioning of a modern society.
- Not all education is acquired formally.
School
- Tendency to mark down disruptive students, who are mostly boys.
- Clear evidence boys are marked lower for the same work standard
- Drugging due to ADHD
- https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31751672
- https://www.independent.co.uk/news/education/education-news/female-teachers-accused-of-giving-boys-lower-marks-6943937.html
- https://independent.ie/irish-news/education/girls-to-do-better-than-boys-in-calculated-grade-leaving-cert-exams-as-gender-trends-will-be-built-into-results-39454619.html
- https://youtube.com/watch?v=qloY4OJxBoQ
- https://economics.yale.edu/sites/default/files/fortin-121108.pdf
- Study by the Centre for Economic Performance
- https://www.bbc.com/news/education-31751667
- https://www.telegraph.co.uk/education/2018/11/16/boys-left-fail-school-attempts-help-earn-wrath-feminists-says/
University/College
While it is true that women now constitute a significant majority of University students, all degrees are not equal. Men continue to dominate in degrees in STEM disciplines, which are the principal drivers of innovation in the modern economies.
- University
- Due process
- Falling enrollments
Literacy & Numeracy
- http://nces.ed.gov/datapoints/2018164.asp
- https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S0272775719301104?fbclid=IwAR0U1TaRyI8WvmnVleDZILifXn8CqcO8jHQwVWzoO8-L-AEi4DpFyiGXi9g
Father's Involvement
External Links
- Thesis
- Male Students Remain Underrepresented in Australian Universities. Should Australia be concerned?
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