http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/22/strawman-er-i-mean-strawperson/ With Help From Some Friends Sat, 11 Feb 2012 23:43:05 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/22/strawman-er-i-mean-strawperson/#comment-627 Tue, 27 May 2008 22:58:19 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-627 [...] for boys.? The AAUW report received significant press coverage, including articles in the WSJ anhttp://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/22/strawman-er-i-mean-strawperson/Eagle Valley High graduation rate soars Vail DailyGYPSUM, Colorado ?? The graduation rates at Eagle [...]

]]> http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/22/strawman-er-i-mean-strawperson/#comment-531 Thu, 22 May 2008 18:15:15 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-531 [...] that more boys than girls have a hard time in our education system. The really smart Jay Greene points out the problems with such a new [...]

]]> http://jaypgreene.com/2008/05/22/strawman-er-i-mean-strawperson/#comment-527 Thu, 22 May 2008 13:07:12 +0000 http://jaypgreene.wordpress.com/?p=106#comment-527 You could argue that the report refutes the idea that there’s a boy crisis in the sense that the word “crisis” implies a new and especially acute problem. But is that any better? The reality is that we have a long-term, systematic dysfunction in the education of boys. That’s not as bad as a “crisis.” It’s worse than a crisis!

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