Why Boys Are More at Risk of Falling Behind During Remote School

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“It’s always tempting to do other things.” Distractions and lack of motivation while learning at home might be hurting boys more than girls—and researchers say that could widen the gender achievement gap.

Remote school has exposed a number of inequities in education, from rural residents who don’t have high-speed internet service to low-income families who don’t have laptops. Boys could be another student group that falls behind during virtual learning, according to some researchers.reveal an academic achievement gap between boys and girls, with girls ahead. Now, some pediatric researchers say they expect the disparities to only increase.

in elementary school through college than boys, including higher grades in the subjects of science, technology, engineering and math. The findings showed that while males are overrepresented in STEM careers it isn’t because they are outperforming females in those subject areas. “I expect that remote learning will widen the existing achievement gap between boys and girls, assuming thatthan classroom learning,” said Rose O’Dea, a postdoctoral researcher in the Inter-Disciplinary Ecology and Evolution Lab at the University of New South Wales who led the analysis.

Researchers at Stanford University’s Graduate School of Education studied test scores from every public school district in the U.S. between the fall of 2008 and the spring of 2015 and found thatregardless of economic background or race. By the end of eighth grade, they found, girls were almost a full grade level ahead of boys in reading.

 

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It’s almost as if there are legitimate differences between males and females.

Because the left is stupid. Instead of...The covid-19 outbreaks are Trumps fault!!! Why haven't they said...If you don't want to stay home or can't stay home wear a PROPER MASK to protect your own health. Don't rely on others to do it for you.

If I was a kid I would have spent the last 8 months playing and planning for a career in the trades..electrician or plumber retire at 55 instead of finally paid off the student loan at 55.

Because Girls Rule and Boys Drool?

Boys are not as conscientious as girls. I am always amazed at how many more girls I see studying relative to boys. Girls seem to be fearful in general and in this case it translates to studying more and getting further ahead, on average.

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When did Americans become so soft?

Or having Trump as a role model...

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