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For decades, we have asked why boys do not fit better in school. But does school fit boys at all?

From Berlingske · () Danish

Translated from Danish and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • A Berlingske opinion article argues that Danish schools may contribute to boys’ long-standing academic difficulties.
  • Allan Schmidt says public debate has focused too heavily on shortcomings among boys instead of examining how schools are organized.

For decades, the question has been why boys do not fit better into school. But perhaps the more important question is whether the school system fits boys at all.

Boys have been falling behind in school for years, yet the search for explanations still focuses mainly on the boys themselves. This commentary argues that the institution they attend should face more critical scrutiny.

The debate is not new. In 2010, warnings already suggested that the way schools were organized could be part of the problem. Fifteen years later, the article notes, boys are still behind.

“Why not change the school itself to a greater extent?” Allan Schmidt asks. His argument is that the discussion may have identified the wrong target by repeatedly treating boys as the central problem.

Why not change the school itself to a greater extent?

· Allan SchmidtThe commentary’s central question about whether schools, rather than boys, should be changed.
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