On: U.S. math scores drop on major international test

[geysersam]

Interesting observation. Does it indicate that the more subtle forms of gender oppression in western societies are more detrimental to math education outcomes for girls than explicit state sanctioned oppression?

But yes, maybe more likely just an artifact.

[cutemonster → geysersam]

Girls-only classes might be a bit more silent, making it simpler to focus. An advantage.

Maybe this speaks for offering kids who want to study and focus in silence, a place to do that. Both boys and girls.

Different classrooms based on who can be silent, and who cannot? Rather than gender.

At least when I was a kid, all noisy classmates who were disturbing others and making the teachers angry, were boys.