Are you suggesting that's "affirmative action" taken too far? (Is it the principle idea to expect roughly equal boys/girls, or more or less proportionate partic

Are you suggesting that's "affirmative action" taken too far? (Is it the principle idea to expect roughly equal boys/girls, or more or less proportionate participation re: characteristics of eligible students?) I can understand your comment about younger adolescents vs older ones. 12 year olds can be more genuinely curious and less "looking for an angle" than their older, near-college-age contemporaries. That's not universal by any means, among all kids curiosity is a trait we ought to encourage, not squelch.