"Instilling children early with motivation and confidence to do well in school is crucial, researchers say. When students reach high school and have more choice

"Instilling children early with motivation and confidence to do well in school is crucial, researchers say. When students reach high school and have more choice in the classes they take, the gender gaps in achievement grow even larger." Interestingly, it doesn't appear to be the gender gap in math that grows larger, but instead the gap in writing and language.