mc_squared Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Quarter of boys aged five cannot write their name By Laura Clark Last updated at 12:53 AM on 26th March 2010 Comments (0) Add to My Stories One in four boys aged five cannot write their name yet, while most girls can. (Posed by model) One boy in four cannot write his name at the age of five, researchers found. An analysis of children's skills after their first year of schooling shows a stark gender divide. Girls were ahead in almost every area of early development including writing, social skills and the ability to concentrate. Twenty-four per cent of boys were unable to write their name at the age of five - compared with 13 per cent of girls. Sixty-two per cent of girls could maintain attention and concentration - against 48 per cent of boys. The findings are the clearest evidence yet that the education gender divide begins in the earliest years. The figures are based on teachers' observations of youngsters in reception or nursery classes - before they began compulsory education - as they played and carried out tasks. Out of 117 skills on which children were assessed in 2008/09, boys were ahead of girls in just three. They were better at getting to grips with new technology, constructing objects and using different strategies to add and subtract. The figures, from the Department for Children, Schools and Families, are based on a sample of 274,000 children in England. The gender breakdown is the first since the Government's controversial 'nappy curriculum' for under-fives became mandatory in schools and nurseries in September 2008. More... Apples are out as teachers' pets give designer gifts instead Experts said the curriculum forced boys into formal learning too soon, raising the risk of them switching off education. Professor Alan Smithers, director of the Centre for Education and Employment Research at the University of Buckingham, said: 'If we don't get it right at the beginning, it's disastrous.' Children's Minister Dawn Primarolo said: 'It is reassuring to see that we are making good progress in early years development, with over 90 per cent of young children achieving a solid grounding in the basics. 'Whilst boys' achievement is improving, girls continue to improve at a faster rate.' Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1260777/Quarter-boys-write-aged-five.html#ixzz0jFMxyJWM Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrificAttack Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 LOL RETARDS. I could read and write etc way faster than most, cos I am awesome. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Buxus vahlii Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tnspieler1012 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 LOL RETARDS. I could read and write etc way faster than most, cos I am awesome. same, I could read and write better than all of my classmates going into kindergarten...and I grew a superiority complex because of it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrificAttack Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 same, I could read and write better than all of my classmates going into kindergarten...and I grew a superiority complex because of it. I also developed inherent laziness, as I got used to everything being so easy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dfit00 Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I also developed inherent laziness, as I got used to everything being so easy. I am now surprised in how you are nervous for your interview on Saturday, things in fact do come very easily for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HorrificAttack Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I am now surprised in how you are nervous for your interview on Saturday, things in fact do come very easily for you. I'm not arrogant about it though, I'm really shy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
a_face_of_light Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 I can't remember that young but I wouldn't say overall boys are any less inteligent than girls at school age their just more likely to be distracted and mess about. You're going for an interview?, good luck with it:) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Final Track Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Maybe if they had normal names they would, but with all these "unique" ones....eh :confused: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IMightBeWrong Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Mark and a thread about 5 year old boys.......no surprise there then. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffire Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Boys should be out destroying ants with magnifying glasses and making bows and arrows for killing small game / the neighbor's cat. Girls should be indoors playing tea party and learning cursive. Neither should be obese. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Girls > Boys Boys should be out destroying ants with magnifying glasses and making bows and arrows for killing small game / the neighbor's cat. Girls should be indoors playing tea party and learning cursive. I did both, what does that mean? :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saffire Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Girls > Boys I did both, what does that mean? :P [ame=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GAsTGXG2mc]YouTube- Les Beans[/ame] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pickle Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Thanks. :blank: XD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Maybe like...a quarter of boys aged five have like, really hard to spell names. same, I could read and write better than all of my classmates going into kindergarten...and I grew a superiority complex because of it. I also developed inherent laziness, as I got used to everything being so easy. I'm not arrogant about it though, I'm really shy. Wow this all pretty much sums me up as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaLouiseSmyth Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 i thought it was pretty well know that the majority of girls are smarter at that age. But most guys catch up pretty quickly. I remember in primary school, from when we were about 10 onwards, the three smartest pupils were two boys and I. ( then again there was 5 girls and 12 boys in the class, but still ) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 At least Emma's stats are more reliable then the Daily Mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EmmaLouiseSmyth Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 anyone's stats are more reliable than the daily mail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reilly Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 Yeah. 50% of Britain don't know the time, because I asked a person on the street the other day and they didn't know, then I asked another person and they did. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pseudonym Posted March 26, 2010 Share Posted March 26, 2010 lulz Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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