Honor Code

1. males are losing focus

1.1. male reading test scores are far below female test scores

1.2. the evidence that boys are falling behind has mounted. The case is closed. The numbers for boys get worse and worse.

1.3. By 12th grade, male reading test scores are far below female test scores

2. hyperactivity disorder is hard to control

2.1. During one, he’d jump off the top of the jungle gym

2.2. He’d decide that the official school culture is for wimps and softies and he’d just disengage

2.3. he’d wonder why he just couldn’t be good. By junior high, he’d lose interest in trying and his grades would plummet.

3. boys focus less

3.1. boys accounted for nearly three-quarters of the D’s and F’s

3.2. The number of boys that fall behind get worse and worse

3.3. Boys used to have an advantage in math and science, but that gap is nearly gone.

4. schools aren't right

4.1. schools can't handle hyperactivity disorder

4.2. The basic problem is that schools praise diversity but have become culturally homogeneous

4.3. teachers who honor military virtues; not just curriculum that teach how to share... but programs that work like boot camp.