There was nothing like a gender showdown to liven things up. Apparently, some writers never left this elementary level of intrigue. Sommers and her supporters are correct in saying that girls and women have made significant educational progress in the past two decades. Females today make up more than 40 percent of medical and law school students, and more than half of college students.
Girls continue to read sooner and write better than boys.
And for as long as anyone can remember, girls have received higher grades than boys. But there is more to these selected statistics than meets the eye. Although girls continue to receive higher report card grades than boys, their grades do not translate into higher test scores. Many believe that girls' higher grades may be more a reflection of their manageable classroom behavior than their intellectual accomplishment. Test scores are not influenced by quieter classroom behavior.