Being the mother of two boys, I was interested in the Newsweek article about the education system leaving behind boys. It is a hot topic for me. Yet what really is interesting is not the fact that boys are being neglected and so falling behind, but the fact that "experts" are just noticing and trying to decide what to do about it. I noticed quite a while back when my older son started Kindergarten. There is no room for play and talking. No room for moving and being young. No room for immaturity and slow growth patterns. Everyone must follow the same pattern, do the same things at the same time, and do it constantly. Books have been written for over 40 years about the physical differences of boys and girls. They are "hard wired" differently anyone can tell. Boys cannot function well in a female patterned classroom, and it isn't fair to ask them to. Boys may not read until they are in 3 grade. As an Education Major I remember that there was not to even be any testing done until then, because children were still learning so much and at such different rates. Now if you don't start reading in Kindergarten you may be held back. If you are not reading well in 1 grade then you will be in a reading lab or special ed program. How did that happen?! Being told from the start that you must behave differently and you must learn quickly, has told boys that they are not good enough. If you are told that long enough, either directly or subtly, you will believe it. Thank goodness the experts are starting to notice.