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While in London recently I did one of the Yeoman guided tours at the Tower of London. Highly recommend it if you go there.

He said he's not sexist but his 2 question survey seems to show where the interests between the sexes lies.

basically he said if you could only see the armoury or the crown jewels which would you see. Overwhelmingly the men wanted to see the armoury, while the woman pretty much all wanted to see the crown jewels.

I'm sure there's a phd thesis in there as to the whys of that. But it is how it is.

I've read a few articles over the years where there is a growing debate about segregating boys and girls at school since girls have a greater ability to sit and learn compared to younger boys. From a bit of googling I can't find any of the articles, but it was interesting to see the pilot programs in some of the Aussie states were having significant benefits for the boys in terms of their math / english / writing scores. There was also positive steps in terms of the boys engagement at school as the style of classes involved a lot more physcial activities.

The fact is we have different levels of hormones hitting out bodies as we develop, so it's not too hard to accept that there's going to be differences in the best way for boys and girls to learn.

I'd like to see more of what kids are taught integrated into real life. Too much seems theoretical and removed from day to day life. Create interest and the learning is so much easier.

<blockquote data-quote="sydboy007" data-source="post: 851182" data-attributes="member: 50891">While in London recently I did one of the Yeoman guided tours at the Tower of London.&nbsp; Highly recommend it if you go there.He said he&#039;s not sexist but his 2 question survey seems to show where the interests between the sexes lies. basically he said if you could only see the armoury or the crown jewels which would you see.&nbsp; Overwhelmingly the men wanted to see the armoury, while the woman pretty much all wanted to see the crown jewels.I&#039;m sure there&#039;s a phd thesis in there as to the whys of that.&nbsp; But it is how it is.I&#039;ve read a few articles over the years where there is a growing debate about segregating boys and girls at school since girls have a greater ability to sit and learn compared to younger boys.&nbsp; From a bit of googling I can&#039;t find any of the articles, but it was interesting to see the pilot programs in some of the Aussie states were having significant benefits for the boys in terms of their math /&nbsp; english / writing scores.&nbsp; There was also positive steps in terms of the boys engagement at school as the style of classes involved a lot more physcial activities.The fact is we have different levels of hormones hitting out bodies as we develop, so it&#039;s not too hard to accept that there&#039;s going to be differences in the best way for boys and girls to learn.I&#039;d like to see more of what kids are taught integrated into real life.&nbsp; Too much seems theoretical and removed from day to day life.&nbsp; Create interest and the learning is so much easier.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="sydboy007, post: 851182, member: 50891"] While in London recently I did one of the Yeoman guided tours at the Tower of London. Highly recommend it if you go there. He said he's not sexist but his 2 question survey seems to show where the interests between the sexes lies. basically he said if you could only see the armoury or the crown jewels which would you see. Overwhelmingly the men wanted to see the armoury, while the woman pretty much all wanted to see the crown jewels. I'm sure there's a phd thesis in there as to the whys of that. But it is how it is. I've read a few articles over the years where there is a growing debate about segregating boys and girls at school since girls have a greater ability to sit and learn compared to younger boys. From a bit of googling I can't find any of the articles, but it was interesting to see the pilot programs in some of the Aussie states were having significant benefits for the boys in terms of their math / english / writing scores. There was also positive steps in terms of the boys engagement at school as the style of classes involved a lot more physcial activities. The fact is we have different levels of hormones hitting out bodies as we develop, so it's not too hard to accept that there's going to be differences in the best way for boys and girls to learn. I'd like to see more of what kids are taught integrated into real life. Too much seems theoretical and removed from day to day life. Create interest and the learning is so much easier. [/QUOTE]

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