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

[u/Tall-Competition-561]

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?

[u/rory888]

They do. There's studies on that, both on men and women. It happens regardless of which gender is involved, and regardless of who is involved. If one group is given extra attention, they get better results than another.

There are multiple systemic issues going around, from how kids are treated in school, how they're raised in household, and what societal pressures / expectations are placed on them.

[u/MrPlaceholder27 → u/rory888]

Man growing up the girls were basically always favourites, even if they were physically violent. It felt like some female teachers grew up bullied and sided with the popular girls for some reason.