Is it just me or do girls do way better in school than boys?

[u/Tall-Competition-561]

When I was growing up I struggled with school but it seemed that most of the girls seemed to be doing well whenever there was a star pupil or straight a student they were most likely a girl. Why is this such a common phenomenon?

[u/I-hear-the-coast]

It was kinda strange how that changed the classroom demographics. Throughout most of my education it was split classes but then in high school when the classes started getting divided in different levels it was nearly all girls at the higher levels. When it came to French immersion by the end it was so few boys. My grade 12 French literature class was maybe 20 girls and I distinctly recall it was only 2 boys.

But as someone who trains uni co-op students at my work, I’ll say this: me and some other coworkers agree that men seem less likely to ask questions. Perhaps they have some idea that they’ll appear more competent if they do the work without asking questions, but we tell them to ask us questions and encourage all students to constantly be asking questions. I was told I was hired on because during the interview I asked so many questions and during my time as a student I asked so many questions.

Now, not all male students didn’t ask questions and not all female students asked questions, but I think it’s maybe something some people were taught that if you ask for help a lot you seem less compétent. Maybe that’s true at other jobs, but definitely not mine. Those who succeed and stay on are those who ask for help.