tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post263092201161621622..comments2023-10-30T10:09:21.527-04:00Comments on X Curmudgeon: Schools Need To Help Prevent Boys From FailingX Curmudgeonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12558863878654315246noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-22522720282194317492010-03-15T19:44:30.569-04:002010-03-15T19:44:30.569-04:00not only boys are home schooled...not only boys are home schooled...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25192782.post-79583802529927887282010-02-09T10:49:56.215-05:002010-02-09T10:49:56.215-05:00In The Bell Curve, the authors provided exhaustive...In The Bell Curve, the authors provided exhaustive research that counters Whitmire's conclusions. <br /><br />The TRUTH is not "somewhere in between." The truth is simply the truth and most researchers show that while on average, public school students are trending lower in standardized tests, but when separated by race and gender, White and Asian boys and girls are still doing exceptionally well.<br /><br />Left out of Mr. Whitmire's story are the private and home schooled students, whose withdrawal from the public schools have deeply reduced the public school average scores.<br /><br />While public schools need plenty of reforms, such as reducing the non-teaching bureaucrats and improving teacher proficiency pay programs, in general, the public schools do a pretty good job with the many challenges, including children from dysfunctional homes and those without any tradition of learning.<br /><br />Mr. Whitmire is trying to sell books. The citizens should rely instead on research that examines the data for all students, including home schooled and private school students and reported by both race and gender.J. Tyler Ballancehttp://www.vademocrats.orgnoreply@blogger.com