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Why are boys academically underperforming?

David Grossman examines a mystery that has confounded teachers around the world: why are boys trailing girls in academic performance?

There’s a problem in education – and it’s probably not what you expect. Around the world, from schools to universities, boys are trailing girls in their academic performance. It’s a complex problem which has divided expert opinion and leads us to complex questions of genetics and social conditioning.
David Grossman examines what’s going on and how to fix it.

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