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I think you've misunderstood what the author is saying. She's saying that the rules aren't helpful, even if her son is largely following them. If we take your

I think you've misunderstood what the author is saying. She's saying that the rules aren't helpful, even if her son is largely following them. If we take your argument to the extreme we could make rules so stifling that NO child would be able to follow them and then it would obviously be the system that's the problem. Here is a case where the rules are stifling enough that SOME children are having problems continually following them. Who is to say what level of rules and restrictions is correct? Should they be broken only 0.01% of the time, or 5% of the time, or 50% of the time, or what? What is the standard that children should be held to?

vaishaksuresh 12y ago
I was actually in agreement with blkhp19 and not the author. If most children are able to follow the rules and still function well, then the system does not need adjustment. If a small subset of kids are having problem following the rules, then the kids need to be taught about how life is not always about the, and what they want OR create a system where they don't have to follow the rules. Making a blanket statement that the system is failing boys only based on the fact that her son does not like conforming to the system is over simplification and generalization.
- msandford 12y ago
  I'm aware that you disagree with the author. What I'm saying is that it's not just this lady's child that's having trouble, there are many kids who don't like being cooped up in a classroom for hours a day. There is a lot of sentiment that schools are failing kids. https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+boys https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+boys https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+girls https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+girls https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+children https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+children
  - vaishaksuresh 12y ago
    Many modern parents tend to coddle their kids. With the Internet and social media, we get to hear more of their complaints. The situation is exactly how it was from years, the only difference is we hear more about it now. There is always negative sentiment about everything, that does not mean it is wrong. A lot of kids don't like milk and vegetables, but does that mean we should stop feeding them? If a small number of children have nut-allergy, does that mean we stop making food that contains nuts for everyone else? Schools have worked for ages. They may be failing some boys but most certainly not all boys.

vaishaksuresh 12y ago

I was actually in agreement with blkhp19 and not the author. If most children are able to follow the rules and still function well, then the system does not need adjustment. If a small subset of kids are having problem following the rules, then the kids need to be taught about how life is not always about the, and what they want OR create a system where they don't have to follow the rules. Making a blanket statement that the system is failing boys only based on the fact that her son does not like conforming to the system is over simplification and generalization.

msandford 12y ago
I'm aware that you disagree with the author. What I'm saying is that it's not just this lady's child that's having trouble, there are many kids who don't like being cooped up in a classroom for hours a day. There is a lot of sentiment that schools are failing kids. https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+boys https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+boys https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+girls https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+girls https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+children https://www.google.com/search?q=schools+are+failing+children
- vaishaksuresh 12y ago
  Many modern parents tend to coddle their kids. With the Internet and social media, we get to hear more of their complaints. The situation is exactly how it was from years, the only difference is we hear more about it now. There is always negative sentiment about everything, that does not mean it is wrong. A lot of kids don't like milk and vegetables, but does that mean we should stop feeding them? If a small number of children have nut-allergy, does that mean we stop making food that contains nuts for everyone else? Schools have worked for ages. They may be failing some boys but most certainly not all boys.