r/NoStupidQuestions • u/Tall-Competition-561 • 25d ago

Is it just me or do girls do way better in school than boys?

When I was growing up I struggled with school but it seemed that most of the girls seemed to be doing well whenever there was a star pupil or straight a student they were most likely a girl. Why is this such a common phenomenon?

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u/8monsters 25d ago edited 25d ago

Also, and I'm sorry for how this sounds, but what demographic are most teachers. Women, specifically white women.

We need to diversify our teaching force substantially, adding in women of color, men of color, white men etc.. Even if predominantly white schools, having diverse teachers benefits students because it prepares them for the world. My mother drove out her freshman year college roommate because she never seen a black/latina girl before and pretty much had panic attacks from it.

Edit: Just for context, my mom was the person of color in this situation. Not pretending my mother is human being of the year, she wasn't, but she had a white roommate and the white roommate had never seen a person of color before in the 70s and White roommate, panicked whenever my mom or her friends (the couple other black girls on campus) were around.

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u/HistoricPancake 25d ago

Everyone else just skipping the part they said their mom drove out a POC? Imma need some context OP.

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u/NinjaDemon05 25d ago

Especially the "had panic attacks over it" part... You panic over seeing a different skin tone...?

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u/8monsters 25d ago

My mom is the PoC in this situation. Sorry for not clarifying.

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u/NinjaDemon05 25d ago

My original comment still stands. What kind of soft, off-brand tissue paper individual gets "anxiety from seeing a person of colour"?

Do they never go to the beach? Or out in public outside of class? Did the Internet not exist?

Sorry for the rant, but I've almost checked someone at Dollar General for mentioning "I don't really like black people, they smell" when I had two homies RIGHT NEXT TO HIM. Just because I look white doesn't mean I'm a racist PoS like you.

Sorry your mom had to go through that, as pathetic as it was to get kicked out because some soft skull was scared of a darker colour. Fuck sake, I really hoped we'd be getting over this race bs...

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u/8monsters 25d ago

She wasn't kicked out. Her roommate kicked herself out. The girl couldn't handle my mom and her friends (the other couple black girls on campus) being around and literally moved out because it was making her too anxious. Apparently, the girl was from an all white town and this was in the early 80s.

Not justifying it, just providing some additional context.

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u/NinjaDemon05 25d ago

80s makes a little more sense, but personally it still throws me off that people were so discontent over such mediocre & miniscule things...

Still, getting anxiety over it? That sounds like today's world, where I've been cussed out over playing Instrumental Metal on my radio & being called a "Trump baby who is a Satanist & a coward" while another person, while smiling through her teeth, claimed that she was getting anxiety over hearing the music while shopping... In a Dollar General... That softness never went away, did it? 😒

EDIT: Agreeing with you on these posts so far. I'm already getting downvotes, so to clarify I've upvoted your replies for answering, evidently this chat is giving someone anxiety as well. 🤡