| ▲ | jplusequalt 2 hours ago | |
>who are more amenable to sitting quietly and paying attention Is this explanation not making a blatant assumption here that girls are statistically less hyperactive and distracted than boys? | ||
| ▲ | rocmcd 43 minutes ago | parent | next [-] | |
"Hyperactive and distracted" is not necessarily the exact reason, but there is a large, well documented gap in performance for boys vs girls in elementary school (at least in the US). | ||
| ▲ | rootusrootus an hour ago | parent | prev [-] | |
Is that controversial (assuming otherwise normal children, excluding anybody with ADHD, etc)? | ||