We’ve known for quite a while there is a boy problem (well, with some boys, actually) and The Atlantic now brings an article asking ‘Do today’s grading methods skew in the favor of girls?’, based on research we mentioned earlier on.

“These days, the whole school experience seems to play right into most girls’ strengths—and most boys’ weaknesses. Gone are the days when you could blow off a series of homework assignments throughout the semester but pull through with a respectable grade by cramming for and acing that all-important mid-term exam. Getting good grades today is far more about keeping up with and producing quality homework—not to mention handing it in on time.”
(Read the whole piece here)

Do notice while reading the article that much of what’s said is still speculation and no, separating girls and boys in school doesn’t work.