http://www.whyboysfail.com/2009/11/02/feedback-on-the-college-admissions-investigation/ Just another WordPress weblog Fri, 30 Jul 2010 00:11:39 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://www.whyboysfail.com/2009/11/02/feedback-on-the-college-admissions-investigation/#comment-12518 Anonymous Tue, 03 Nov 2009 12:37:11 +0000 http://www.whyboysfail.com/?p=1146#comment-12518 This has nothing to do directly with the issue of college admissions, but I consider the following article a bad sign for whether issues of boys education will be considered: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29042.html I had mentioned that next year, when I expect education to be dealt with in earnest, that hopefully President Obama and Secretary Duncan would address the issue of boys poor educational performance directly. But the fact that the First Lady is focusing on girls, and that she and President Obama have two daughters and no sons is a bad sign. By the way, note that no President since George H.W. Bush has had a son. This has nothing to do directly with the issue of college admissions, but I consider the following article a bad sign for whether issues of boys education will be considered: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/1109/29042.html I had mentioned that next year, when I expect education to be dealt with in earnest, that hopefully President Obama and Secretary Duncan would address the issue of boys poor educational performance directly. But the fact that the First Lady is focusing on girls, and that she and President Obama have two daughters and no sons is a bad sign. By the way, note that no President since George H.W. Bush has had a son.

]]> http://www.whyboysfail.com/2009/11/02/feedback-on-the-college-admissions-investigation/#comment-12512 Anonymous Tue, 03 Nov 2009 03:14:06 +0000 http://www.whyboysfail.com/?p=1146#comment-12512 Looking through the comments by the various people, there are only a few that ask what is the problem that causes boys to be in such a minority and asking about K-12. But there is little real concern displayed. And the pay gap is cited a lot. It looks like things would have to get worse and/or the pay gap close before there will be a consensus that the educational problems of boys are a problem that seriously need to be addressed, at least based on these submitted comments. Looking through the comments by the various people, there are only a few that ask what is the problem that causes boys to be in such a minority and asking about K-12. But there is little real concern displayed. And the pay gap is cited a lot. It looks like things would have to get worse and/or the pay gap close before there will be a consensus that the educational problems of boys are a problem that seriously need to be addressed, at least based on these submitted comments.

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