Gender mixing in high schools harms academic achievement

More Than Mortal · August 11, 2015, 07:02:42 AM

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This paper finds that a student's share of opposite gender school friends negatively affects high school GPA. It uses the gender composition of schoolmates in an individual's neighborhood as an instrument for the gender composition of an individual's self-reported friendship network. The effect occurs across all subjects for students older than 16, but only in mathematics and science for younger students. Additional results indicate effects may operate inside the classroom through difficulties getting along with the teacher and paying attention, and outside the classroom through romantic relationships.

This would explain why I tanked towards the end of high school and in the first year of sixth form.

DAS B00T x2 · August 11, 2015, 07:18:41 AM

Is this in addition to or because of the high school curriculum and teaching methods being based around female-typical learning styles?

More Than Mortal · August 11, 2015, 07:20:42 AM

Quote from: DAS WAIFUMEISTER x2 on August 11, 2015, 07:18:41 AM

Is this in addition to or because of the high school curriculum and teaching methods being based around female-typical learning styles?

In addition to, I'd imagine.

Both genders suffer from a mixed atmosphere--academically--due the distractions it causes. This is a separate issue to teaching styles/curriculum.

PSU · August 11, 2015, 08:51:34 AM

Agreed. But it improves social skills that are arguably more useful than academics later in life.

So it all balances out.

Ender · August 11, 2015, 03:27:05 PM

Yeah because it's totally not the shitty way they teach us.

Also, don't they know what gay people are?

More Than Mortal · August 11, 2015, 03:33:08 PM

Quote from: EnderWolf1013 on August 11, 2015, 03:27:05 PM

Also, don't they know what gay people are?

Yes, because 1.7pc of the population is going to impact the results massively.

Besides, it's not like romantic relationships are the only channel through which this operates.

Ender · August 11, 2015, 03:43:18 PM

Quote from: Meta Cognition on August 11, 2015, 03:33:08 PM

Quote from: EnderWolf1013 on August 11, 2015, 03:27:05 PM
Also, don't they know what gay people are?
Yes, because 1.7pc of the population is going to impact the results massively.

Besides, it's not like romantic relationships are the only channel through which this operates.

True

BaconShelf · August 12, 2015, 03:37:05 AM

So me having zero interest in girls is a good thing for school? Awesome.

DAS B00T x2 · August 12, 2015, 08:24:17 AM

Quote from: PSU on August 11, 2015, 08:51:34 AM

Agreed. But it improves social skills that are arguably more useful than academics later in life.

So it all balances out.

It does?
Oh...

big dog · August 12, 2015, 08:27:11 AM

Quote from: BaconShelf on August 12, 2015, 03:37:05 AM

So me having zero interest in girls is a good thing for school? Awesome.

hahah faggot

Mr. Psychologist · August 12, 2015, 03:29:39 PM

Stating the obvious a little here, but from what I understand of the article it's saying that the more friends of the opposite gender you have the less you focus on your studies?

Which if anyone paid attention to the meatbags of the classroom, you would know is the case. The ones who have too much blood flowing downstairs rather than up aren't going to be doing so well in their maths exam.