Snapshot · Modern Wisdom
A national survey of American teenagers aged 13–17 found a majority of boys believed girls received more encouragement and support than boys at their school.
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Cox pivots to education, opening with a stat that surprised even him: in a national survey of 13–17 year-olds, a majority of boys agreed that girls receive more encouragement and support than boys at their school. He ties this to the well-documented discipline gap — boys receive more punitive actions — and to an energy-mismatch between boys' developmental need to move and classrooms' expectation of stillness. A story about a perceptive teacher who simply sent a high-energy second-grader to run up and down the hallway illustrates how low the bar for accommodation actually is. More structurally, Cox notes that his eldest son will finish elementary school without ever having had a male teacher — a circumstance that is far from unique. Williamson adds the striking comparison that there are approximately four times as many female fighter pilots in the US Air Force as male kindergarten teachers in America. Both men invoke Richard Reeves and the shared conclusion that boys need role models at every developmental stage, not just later in life. The segment broadens into a discussion of the importance of diverse community models — neighbours, coaches, religious leaders — for children's formation, beyond just parents and teachers. [1] — Daniel Cox "Majority of teen boys feel school favours girls: A national survey of American teenagers aged 13–17 found a majority of boys believed girls…" 1:05:23
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