The War on Men, The War on Women
Female teachers are, on the whole, sexist. At least according to researchers. From HuffPo:
Female teachers mark male pupils more harshly than they do their female students, research has claimed.
Additionally, girls tend to believe male teachers will look upon them more favourably than female teaching staff, but men treat all students the same, regardless of gender.
The study, released on Thursday, told 1,200 students in 29 schools to place financial bets on who would give them higher grades: external examiners or their teacher.
The study was conducted in the UK, but I'm just going to ignore that and make this bold statement: female teachers are sexist and they're waging a war on men. Steps need to be taken. Laws need to be passed.
On the other hand, maybe there's a reason they're so angry. From Fox.com:
The battle of the sexes is alive and well. According to Pew Research Center, the share of women ages eighteen to thirty-four that say having a successful marriage is one of the most important things in their lives rose nine percentage points since 1997 – from 28 percent to 37 percent. For men, the opposite occurred. The share voicing this opinion dropped, from 35 percent to 29 percent.
Believe it or not, modern women want to get married. Trouble is, men don’t.
The author of that article, Suzanne Venker, has a thought about why this is:
Women aren’t women anymore.
To say gender relations have changed dramatically is an understatement. Ever since the sexual revolution, there has been a profound overhaul in the way men and women interact. Men haven’t changed much – they had no revolution that demanded it – but women have changed dramatically.
In a nutshell, women are angry. They’re also defensive, though often unknowingly. That’s because they’ve been raised to think of men as the enemy. Armed with this new attitude, women pushed men off their pedestal (women had their own pedestal, but feminists convinced them otherwise) and climbed up to take what they were taught to believe was rightfully theirs.
Now the men have nowhere to go.
Well, sure, after being graded unfairly by a lot of angry female teachers, who would want to get married to one?
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Jan '11
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There's a compelling case made by ed folks like Peg Tyre (author of "The Trouble With Boys") and others that the American school, as it's designed now, is a better natural fit for girls than for boys. It's a detailed, multi-faceted argument -- and anyone interested should check out her work, starting with her 2006 piece in Newsweek.
As cognitive science advances and we learn about the paces at which boys' and girls' brains develop, the argument gets even more interesting. In middle school, for example, there's generally a strong focus on organization, multi-tiered projects, homework, etc. The part of the brain that controls executive function develops more slowly in boys than girls, so giirls naturally have an easier time in a system that depends on executive function.
That's the tip of the iceberg.
It's important to remember, though, that what we're seeing here is unlikely to be outright discrimination and more of a symptom of the system in which teachers and kids are functioning.
Dec '11
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=42sI2G4m5aU
Edited on November 27, 2012 at 12:33amMay '12
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Does this explain why it is that when a male teacher has improper/sexual relations with a female student he receives years of prison time, but if a female teacher has an improper relationship with a male student the kid gets a high five from his bro's and the teacher gets probation, a spread in Maxim, and a book deal? (exaggerating about the Maxim photo spread, I think).
Re: The War on Men, The War on Women
There is something to the case that Suzanne Venker is arguing. At American universities, the male-female ration is approaching 40-60. Not good for the girls, obviously. Not good for the guys either.
If young women are becoming increasingly anxious and young men are increasingly indifferent, there is a reason.
Dec '11
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http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rlvMAS_20K4
Watch her channel, all of it.
May '12
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Not good for guys either? Huh? No wonder it is taking guys 5+ years get an undergrad degree. If this was the ratio when I was in school I would probably still be there.
Aug '10
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Maybe the boys aren't allowed to grow up and learn ?
Can anyone dig up the stat on whether boy students in public schools are medicated more frequently than girl students ?
Beyond the grades, there is another campaign underway in the anti-boy campaign being waged . The amount of drugs and the ages of the subjects is pretty scary stuff. Look at this:
Adderal amphetamine 3 and older
Adderall X R amphetamine 6 and older
Concerta methylphenidate 6 and older
Daytrana methylphenidate patch6 and older
Desoxyn methamphetamine hydrochloride6 and older
Dexedrine dextroamphetamine3 and older
Dextrostat dextroamphetamine3 and older
Focalin dexmethylphenidate6 and older
Focalin XR dexmethylphenidate 6 and older
Metadate ER methylphenidate 6 and older
Metadate CD methylphenidate 6 and older
Methylin methylphenidate 6 and older
Ritalin methylphenidate6 and older
Ritalin SR methylphenidate 6 and older
Ritalin LA methylphenidate6 and older
Strattera atomoxetine6 and older
Vyvanselis dexamfetamine dimesylate6 and older
I have known some shady characters in my life and some of them would break into a drugstore to have some of the drugs listed above. Serious drugs here folks.The government loves this program of course. Why ? Can't imagine it has anything to do with future productivity or preparedness.
Jul '11
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BrentB67
Not good for guys either? Huh? No wonder it is taking guys 5+ years get an undergrad degree. If this was the ratio when I was in school I would probably still be there. · 0 minutes ago
Oh to be young again and carefree. My almost 18 year old is applying to schools (as an ROTC kid) and is curious how much he will have to play down his conservatism to attract women. I told him to be who he is and leave the feminazis to their own piranha pool.
This hook up culture seems so very empty to me. Women are being told to be something that many of them are not meant to be and when they look for the security that comes with a good man they find slim pickings.
Mar '12
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Maybe that explains this:
The law of unintended consequences and be careful what you wish for.
May '12
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DocJay
BrentB67
Not good for guys either? Huh? No wonder it is taking guys 5+ years get an undergrad degree. If this was the ratio when I was in school I would probably still be there. · 0 minutes ago
Oh to be young again and carefree. My almost 18 year old is applying to schools (as an ROTC kid) and is curious how much he will have to play down his conservatism to attract women. I told him to be who he is and leave the feminazis to their own piranha pool.
This hook up culture seems so very empty to me. Women are being told to be something that many of them are not meant to be and when they look for the security that comes with a good man they find slim pickings. · 1 minute ago
All my best to your son in his ROTC application. That was the path I took. Never underestimate the attraction of a uniform on campus.
Jun '12
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As with so many other things, C. S. Lewis had it right.
Oct '11
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In the Caribbean it's the same way and well beyond a 40-60 ratio. Women are educated, but then often start families. Men on the other hand tend not to pursue higher ed. which, at least temporarily leaves a gap in the skilled workforce.
Jul '10
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flownover: Maybe the boys aren't allowed to grow up and learn ?
Can anyone dig up the stat on whether boy students in public schools are medicated more frequently than girl students ?
From 2003, a CDC analysis of a NSCH (National Survey of Children's Health) survey.
If you check the link marked fig 1, you'll (unsurprisingly) see some pretty significant disparities in treatment by gender as well as diagnosis.
Edited on November 27, 2012 at 1:35amJul '11
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Palaeologus
flownover: Maybe the boys aren't allowed to grow up and learn ?
Can anyone dig up the stat on whether boy students in public schools are medicated more frequently than girl students ?
From 2003, a CDC analysis of a NSCH (National Survey of Children's Health) survey.
If you check the link marked fig 1, you'll (unsurprisingly) see some pretty significant disparities in treatment by gender as well as diagnosis. · 5 minutes ago
Edited 2 minutes ago
The girls have more ADD without the hyperactivity and get less attention.
Rambunctious boys in no need of medication have been targeted for years by the teaching establishment.
Dec '11
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Full disclosure-- I am not a parent-- (quelle surprise!), but am a very devoted aunt to two delightfully wild nephews/hockey players. They attend excellent schools and get good grades, but if I hear one more thing about ADD, I may have to shoot somebody. Perhaps DocJay could give me some advice?
Kidding... sorta...
I know we're not supposed to indulge in conspiracist theories on Rico, but I do wonder at the intense effort by some to feminize male children.
And don't even get me started about pink ribbons on NFL players...
Mar '11
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Have you seen the conservative girls at conferences on C-Span...huba huba. Your young man will have No problems
DocJay
BrentB67
Not good for guys either? Huh? No wonder it is taking guys 5+ years get an undergrad degree. If this was the ratio when I was in school I would probably still be there. · 0 minutes ago
Oh to be young again and carefree. My almost 18 year old is applying to schools (as an ROTC kid) and is curious how much he will have to play down his conservatism to attract women. I told him to be who he is and leave the feminazis to their own piranha pool.
This hook up culture seems so very empty to me. Women are being told to be something that many of them are not meant to be and when they look for the security that comes with a good man they find slim pickings. · 34 minutes ago
Jan '11
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Paul, re: your analysis of the male/female education gap --
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2012/10/121030093739.htm
For those of you who are truly courageous, there's some compelling/interesting stuff in women's magazines about how well-educated women are faring in a sea of male dummies (I swim in those waters).
Paul A. Rahe: There is something to the case that Suzanne Venker is arguing. At American universities, the male-female ration is approaching 40-60. Not good for the girls, obviously. Not good for the guys either.
If young women are becoming increasingly anxious and young men are increasingly indifferent, there is a reason. · 59 minutes ago
Feb '11
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Is that why you’re single?
Jul '10
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DocJay
Palaeologus
flownover:
Can anyone dig up the stat on whether boy students in public schools are medicated more frequently than girl students ?
From 2003, a CDC analysis of a NSCH (National Survey of Children's Health) survey.
If you check the link marked fig 1, you'll (unsurprisingly) see some pretty significant disparities in treatment by gender as well as diagnosis.
The girls have more ADD without the hyperactivity and get less attention.
Rambunctious boys in no need of medication have been targeted for years by the teaching establishment.
I'll tell you what, I looked at that chart and saw that 6 year old boys were being doped at a similar rate to 9-11 year old girls (and at a higher rate than any other age group among girls) and thought it profoundly creepy.
Meanwhile, as I typed this reply, I heard my wife from upstairs who is giving my son a bath:
Obviously, it's time for a prescription.
May '12
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I think we are reading far too much into this. There may be a far simpler explanation: there are many reasons why "a man" may have wanted to get married in the past, which no longer exist or are diminished in value.
I would say it is quite the opposite: the reason women want to get married has not changed much, while the reason men want to get married has changed dramatically.
Now, of course it is more "interesting" to find explanations in "culture" and "society" etc, but it may just be as simple as...what are the basic reasons men want to get married, and have these diminished in value over time? As a man, I'd say absolutely.