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Marie26 Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Fri Jan-27-06 11:10 AM
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111. Nah
I don't think it's too off-base to speculate that raising this kid's grades is the true motive behind the lawsuit: "Gerry Anglin, Doug Anglin's father, said the school system should compensate boys for the discrimination by boosting their grades retroactively." Yes, give him straight A's! Pass/fail might not be a bad idea in some cases, but there's no guarantee that will get more boys to take honor-level classes if they're simply not interested. A better solution might be having male role models to inspire boys to achieve academically. I loved Anglin's other proposed reforms: "For example, he proposes that the high school give students credit for playing sports... He also wants the school to abolish its community service requirement, saying it's another burden that will just set off resistance from boys, who may skip it and fail to graduate as a result." So, schools should give academic credit for sports & get rid of that annoying requirement to help your community. There's video games to play! :eyes: His allegations don't show favoritism to girls, they show favoritism to responsible students. This is just a silly suit, although there is a real issue behind it.
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