Just when you think the Guardian/Observer can’t get any worse, it pulls something out of the fire. This article by Torsten Bell appeared in the Observer on 11/09/22 here. Let’s start with the headline ‘why girls lucky enough to have female teachers lead richer, longer lives.’ Would a girl need to be lucky to have… Continue reading Torsten Bell
Tag: Education
Invisible Boys
In the UK it is the school exam results season. First, the Advanced Level exams (A-levels)that give entry into University, then GCSEs that are taken at approximately age 16. Every year record numbers of top grades are obtained but this year has seen even more of an uptick because there have been no examinations and… Continue reading Invisible Boys
Layla Moran and the education of girls
There are a lot of feminist MPs in Parliament who see it as their primary duty to represent women and take little if any interest in the 49% of their constituency who happen to be male. Among the more eccentric of these is Layla Moran who is MP for Oxford West. Like so many feminists… Continue reading Layla Moran and the education of girls