john

My brother teaches high school too, he notices the same thing. On average the girls are way outperforming boys. Ok there are always a couple boys that are top of the class, overachievers, but for the most part the girls are doing much better.

There is a reason for it and its not necessarily just the lack of male influence. The reason has been identified for quite a while now, but its not media friendly nor politically correct in the US. Keep in mind the author, Christine Sommers is a feminist but also became the mother of two boys...

http://www.amazon.com/WAR-AGAINST-BOYS-Misguided-Feminism/dp/0684849577/sr=1-1/qid=1170348543/ref=pd_bbs_sr_1/102-2472900-9333762?ie=UTF8&s=books

I read it 6 years ago, its an easy read, and well researched. I think what she says for the most part rings true and should be required reading by all teachers and parents.

Read some of the reviews too..

John

MICHAEL RUFF wrote:
Yes. In my club they have a TV and lounge chairs in the locker room. the
TV is always on and the chairs filled.

Look around, more and more guys are NOT working out. I think more women
ARE.

We are in middle of a crisis. I teach high school and last semester I had 8
students with 25 percent or less in class. All guys. One day a student (a
very overweight guy) was more than 60 minutes late. His reason: He fell
asleep at Wendy's after having lunch.

I think it was last summer the Oregonian published an article about how more
and more women are becoming doctors, lawyers etc. More guys are college
drop outs.

It would be easy to call them LAZY. Really I think it has a lot to do with
a lack of male influence in the home.
----- Original Message -----
From: "Heather VanValkenburg"
To:
Sent: Wednesday, January 31, 2007 8:52 PM
Subject: [OBRA Chat] OT- Social Hour at the Squat Rack

> Enough about number sizes and onto a very serious issue...
>
> WHAT'S WITH ALL THE GUYS (I don't see women doing this) AT THE GYM THAT
> COME
> TO JUST HANG OUT? Seriously, they come in, they hang out and talk to their
> buddies, (usually in the way), they LOOK like they might be there to
> workout, since they are wearing the approprite workout attire, but they
> don't lift a single weight. I mean, you don't just accidentally drop by
> the
> gym to hang out, right? What's up with that?
>
> Does this happen where you work out?
>
> Are you one of THEM?
>
> What should we call THEM?
>
>
>
> -Heather VanValkenburg
>
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john m schmidt
portland oregon