So DS's school have just published their fortnightly newsletter along with award winners (2 winners per class). Out of 14 awards only 4 have gone to boys. It was the same ratio in the last newsletter. So out of a total of 28 awards 8 have gone to boys. DS's class is very boy heavy with 5 girls and 17 boys. 3 out of the four awards have gone to girls. This follows a similar theme to previous years so it's not just a case of the 1st month...
So what is going on here? Does this follow in other schools? Are boys discriminated against generally in education or is it just that at our school the boys across the school are not meeting the requirements to win an award? - (I don't think this is the case). Of course the awards are just a snapshot and I have little knowledge of what goes on in the classroom so would love to hear people's thoughts and experiences.
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Are the boys being discriminated against?
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bettycat81 · 30/09/2016 11:48
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