Girls Are Smarter Than Boys

I don't think I am smarter than any boy. Obviously, men are smarter than us and they always will be. They are the ones accomplishing things and we are the ones belonging in the kitchen.
That's the way it is and that's the way it will always be, as I mentioned!
I have many examples, but I would probably annoy you to death with them.
So there's no debate. Men are better in every way.

STOP IT NOW! It is very low of you to talk about this! Girls and Boys are both smart Women and men are smart as well! In other words, everyone is equel!! Stop talking about this desturbing topic or I will sue this website!

Women are Better than men!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That is my final word!

Boys and girls learn differently, and many schools these days seem to have a very cookie-cutter approach to teaching (at least where I live) due, largely, to budget cuts that curb educator creativity and resources. Girls may simply be adjusting better to this environment that requires alot of sitting still and hand raising. Also, women tend to be better with verbal skills and men with nonverbal skills in general, and verbal skills can be easier to notice. For example, an eloquent little girl may seem smarter than a boy who's good at math, but not well-spoken. They may be equally "smart" with different strengths, but her strength stands out more.

But I think one of the biggest differences is not the way kids learn or the way they express themselves, but the expectations that are placed upon them by educators, parents, peers, and themselves. I don't know why, but for the past several decades the number of women attending college has increased, while the number of men attending college continues to decrease--the numbers are even more dramatic for graduate or post-graduate schools in many areas (though men continue to dominate some fields). The reason for this is that boys often seem to feel that getting an education isn't important to them personally, while girls feel that getting a good education is very important. This isn't univeral, of course, but it does seem to be a growing trend in the US. Many boys are pinning their hopes for the future on sports, a military career, or a career that requires very specific training only--and often underestimate the amount of education needed for these careers. If they don't feel getting an education is important for their lives, then these boys will put forth less effort than their female counter-parts who so want college degrees. And if they don't put forth effort, then their grades will not accurately reflect their intellects.

When in doubt for a more substantial topic....use gender baiting and sexism.

"I admit that as the mother of two girls, I find it amusing when they proclaim, "Girls Rule. Boys Drool!""

When this happens in reverse...we put the boys on ritalin as well legislate indoctrination programs to teach 5 yr old boys how not to be a wife batterers in places like the UK without addressing the rise in domestic violence incidents involving female assailants. When there is no real intention of parity you have to wonder what Harriet Harman and her cronies really had in mind for the male youth of her country.

Nothing makes a boy feel better than telling him that he's stupid & evil by default in some feminist brainwashing socialization experiment especially when he doesn't understand what domestic violence really is.

Here is some more food for thought:

"A decade ago, girls were seriously lagging behind boys in science and math. Teaching strategies were altered to accommodate the unique ways that girls learn, including girls-only science classes and math and science camps. Today, girls have caught up and are out-performing boys, while boys are falling further and further behind in reading and writing. The gender gap in literacy is dramatic, and it's growing larger.

William Pollack, a psychologist at Harvard Medical School and director of the Center for Men and Young Men at McLean Hospital in Massachusetts, has voiced his concern. "Boys are suffering," he says. "As a result, they have lower self-esteem. The bottom line is that they are suffering both academically and emotionally." He has commented on the fact that boys are failing from all economic and ethnic groups, calling schools across the country "boy-uncentered."

Data from the Department of Education and the State Department confirm this trend:

* Boys receive 70% of D and F grades

* Boys account for 80% of high school dropouts

* Boys cause 80% of classroom behavioral problems

* Boys represent up to 70% of children diagnosed with learning disabilities

* Boys represent 80% of children diagnosed with behavioral problems

* Boys average a year to a year and a half lag behind girls in reading and writing skills

* Boys represent up to 80% of children on Ritalin and other medicine used to treat attention deficit hyperactivity disorder

* Boys represent less than 44% of America's college students"

------------------What has really contributed to this trend?-------------------Could it possibly be the type of attitudes exhibited by this author?

Now I want you to couple this with the way the mental health industry views boys and men.

Here's an essay by Paul Elam called the Psychology of Hate.

"Years back, in another life, I used to teach at seminars and conferences that provided continuing education units for professional re-certification.

In one particular module, I used a portable grease board in a room in front of my waiting audience. Without introducing myself or saying anything else, I used a grease pen to write the words “Men are…” at the top of the board, and then silently invited the audience to finish the sentence.

Almost invariably, “pigs” or “dogs” was the first offering, accompanied by a room full of good-natured chuckles. I would nod my head and write it down on the board and return to the audience, still silent, for more.

“Controlling,” says one. “Afraid of commitment,” says another. “Aggressive.” “Macho“ “Afraid of intimacy." “Violent.” “Sexist,” and “Power hungry.” More of the pejoratives, and almost only pejoratives, would come from the audience till the board was full.

I then flipped the board to the other side.

“Women are…” was the cue, and the answers were even more rapid fire than they were with men.

“Strong.” “Capable” “Empowered” “Sensitive.” “Nurturing,” and the like would fly from the audience to the grease board like a barrage of arrows, till that side too was full.

“What do you imagine,” I would ask, taking a strategic pause for a sip of water, “that these answers tell us about the real nature of sexism in the way we view men and women?”

Asking them a question with actual spoken words must of thrown them for a loop, because the stock response to that question was almost invariably a room full of nonplussed, cognitively dissonant faces. And that confusion usually gave way to irritation, clearly at me, though every answer on both sides of that board had come from them.

And by the way, the participants in the crowd? They weren’t accountants or nurses or teachers or financial advisors.

They were mental health professionals."

So we go round and round in a vicious circle...how many revolutions will it take to get it right? I wonder.

There is scarcely a day that goes by without encountering an article or news report about boys falling behind in school, or kids- mainly boys- being diagnosed with ADHD for failing to sit still and follow classes as instructed. Children are very observant and perceptive, so is it really a wonder that kids pick up on these? I think not.

I would suspect that, at a young age, girls are perceived and celebrated as 'smarter' in large part because they are usually more vocal, more social, more eager to please and more calm than boys. That doesn't speak as much of their intelligence as the fact that they are more manageable by adult standards.

However, the qualities that give girls an edge as children and in the school system may be the same qualities that hurt them later on and in the 'real' world: Being eager to please makes them less assertive and less self-assured than the males. Being more passive makes them less likely to actively fight and demand their just rewards in the workplace. Being more social makes them more sensitive to others' opinions and criticism while males tend to push their own opinions and influence forth without seeking approval as much. That gives males an edge in entrepreneurship and innovation.

In the end, painting either gender with a large brush ends up being detrimental to both. Intelligence isn't an easy, simple thing to define so it's more important to evaluate children on an individual basis, taking in consideration their skills and personalities, NOT whether they're 'easy' students. Because we seek easy, one-size-fits-all boxes for genders, boys are suffering in school and girls suffer in the workplace.

Isn't it high time to drop stereotypes and raise our little individuals to their *full* potential?

Please do not use a sexist and stereotypical title to receive attention to this article. It is precisely this attitude that fueled sexism for hundreds and hundreds of years, and I'd kindly thank you to join the struggle to eradicate it. Thank you.

STOP IT STOP IT STOP IT! Just stop with these disgusting sexist articles. We need to elimiate focusing on what "girls think" and "boys think" and start focusing on what humans think.

Short answer: No.

And OK, I'll bite on your obvious attempt at gender warfare to gin up posts for Shine.

Clearly this is obvious, misandrist western culture thinking. Girls and women can have whatever perceptions they want. But then reality trumps perceptions anyway. Boys rule. Men rule. Literally. And that's reality. And we all know it. That's why the author is amused with "Girls Rule. Boys Drool!" Because she knows that's a fantasy. Not reality.

And since you mentioned schools, it's clear that schools, especially elementary schools, are biased against boys. The majority of schools are run by female administrators and class rooms are run by a majority of female teachers. There are many books during the last 10 years on the topic of the "War against boys" in the school room. (By females BTW).

Doesn't matter. Bait gender warfare all you want. It won't change reality. Here's something that amuses ME, as the father of 2 boys. By the time females hit puberty, it's all over. Girls school performance goes down, and male school performance rises and surpases. From sports to academics. This is well documented.

From the best chefs on the Food Network, to all the leaders of countries. Men!! Men do rule!!! That is funny!! HA HA HA!!!!!

Eat your heart out ladies, you know that just kills you!! LOL!

This is a very interesting topic. I'm not going to lie though, I remember being younger and always thinking girls were smarter than boys and that there were the few "smart boys". However, what I began to notice (in terms of gender specification) certain subjects/majors in college have a higher portion of males than females and vise versa. So gender continues to be a factor in education for all ages and is going to make certain people think certain genders are smarter than the other.

I feel that this topic is one that I can go on for hours but am not going to and am going to end it with saying that this is an interesting article and makes me think of this question I had seen on the site the skinny scoop about whether parents thought that their children were "gifted" or not. Check it out:

http://www.theskinnyscoop.com/question/q/558?utm_campaign=theskinnyscoop&utm_medium=textlink&utm_source=yahooshine&utm_content=giftedchild

I would never think that a girl is smarter then a boy. I have a one of each, I seen that my girl did everything faster, but my boy does everything careful. I think that girls may learn a little faster but they also seem to grow faster as well. Boys seem to take things in and take their time. I know that in a lot of cases I have been seeing and hearing about boys seem to be held back a year from school. Well most girls go the first year, and most reasons I hear is cause the boys are smaller. Smaller and/or a little slower, maybe both.