I just discovered a new blog with an intriguing topic - why boys fail (http://blogs.edweek.org/edweek/whyboysfail/) - written by Richard Whitmore, a former editorial writer for USA Today.
His post "I'm not sure this is the right approach, but..." links to a story from England's The Independent that says boys as young as 3 & 4 years old need to work more at writing to stop them from falling behind girls. I agree. Continue reading "The education gender gap"
