“In America today, boys generally don’t do as well as girls in school.”
Long rant ahead:
Herein lies the problem. I live in FL. To get into the University of Florida these days one needs a minimum GPA of 4.25, meaning one has taken several honors level classes.
My oldest is a high school freshman. He went to a nice, Christian private middle school and 16 of the kids, 8 boys and 8 girls, went on to the same nice, Christian private high school.
All 8 girls are in honors classes for everything - math, science, English, and history. Not one single boy - out of 8 - was put in one single honors class. They pretty much have no chance to go to our “flagship” state university.
I look at the children of my circle of friends and acquaintances and I see girls by the dozens going off to UF and FSU, while the boys go to second and third tier state schools or, more likely than not, the local community college. I do not know one single boy who has gone off to UF or FSU in the past 5 years out of my friends, acquaintances, or neighbors.
I'm an engineer who has worked in managerial roles for more than a decade, and I would take a typical engineering student from a decent state university over a Stanford or MIT grad any day of the week.
“Not one single boy - out of 8 - was put in one single honors class.”
Why not?
Yep.
Sent my Son to a small Christian high school.
It is a mistake to think that everyone involved in a Christian school behaves in a Christian manner.
Not a single girl in my Son’s class would date a boy in that class.
The boys were not seen as potential mates. They were seen as competition.
It’s interesting to see the girls now as they go out to public colleges and interact with the young men and teachers there.
Small edit, bolded.