Journal finds girls and boys no different at Math

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The notion that boys excel in math and girls don't has been challenged by a Science journal study of 7.2 million students from grades 2-11.

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I was happy to read that girls are taking advanced math and science classes at a rate similar to boys now. But as long as there are more boys applying to Math/Science programs, girls are going to see more college offers and scholarships.

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To those who do know ,Andrew has been doing GREAT apparently, he does NOT, have dyslexia, he has hand/eye coronation problems, but he has improved over the summer (why? i don't know)....can he just out-grow this his writing, is not "BEAUTIFUL BUT IS READABLE"

Great.....It's all about equality and may the best people win!

I have two boys and they are both great at maths and science and not so good at language, art and social studies.

But, their ACT/SAT scores will decide the rest.

Kenny

I love this web site

Especially with my math background, I'm one of the first people to admit that statistics can be worded (or twisted) to make an argument for almost any case sound strong....

Hey, you know when they say if feels like the kid is in 5 places at one time? :) Seriously, it was an obvious typo, and just proves I should take a nap BEFORE I post, not after.

I've put in for an edit, so hopefully that gets fixed soon.

I'm just thankful it's not a study conducted by someone with a stake in the outcome. So what to make of it or not, I always think of Mark Twain (and taking a little liberty with the quote--"Lies, Darn Lies, and Statistics."

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