The Dew Drop Inn Virtual Rugby Pub

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They always make a big thing about girls doing better than boys in school exams. Is that because girls are cleverer or just swots?

Boys have real interests as teenagers whereas girls have nothing better to do but gossip. Its logical they will do better

https://www.606v2.com/t11779-teams-for-fiji-and-tonga-2nd-test

For anyone that is interested.

Wow wow wow, teenage girls have plenty of interests Stag. How else do you think Rihanna gets to number 1 or Twighlight becomes a hit movie!?

Cymroglan wrote: A-Level results pass rate rose for 29th consecutive year with 97.8 per cent achieving at least an E

That's because they're making the exams easier.

Mickado wrote:Wow wow wow, teenage girls have plenty of interests Stag. How else do you think Rihanna gets to number 1 or Twighlight becomes a hit movie!?

True. Or how Justin Bieber does so well. People like Cari and Dreamer

My take on it is that girls are more likely to take studying and revision seriously than boys at school.

Mickado wrote:Wow wow wow, teenage girls have plenty of interests Stag. How else do you think Rihanna gets to number 1 or Twighlight becomes a hit movie!?

Team Cullen.

I love my umbrella Ella Ella eh eh eh eh eh eh

Welcome to my generation.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:My take on it is that girls are more likely to take studying and revision seriously than boys at school.

Very true. There is also the fact they seem to know how to attack exams better while boys don't look at learning in that way.

Women apparently are perfect at multitasking how come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time?

Morning all, my hosuemate got a B on his A level as a mature student so taking him out tonight! Back's still bad but it's my friday woo

Cymroglan wrote:Women apparently are perfect at multitasking how come they can't have a headache and sex at the same time?

You know things are bad when even the inflatable women are turning you down.

MBTGOG wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:My take on it is that girls are more likely to take studying and revision seriously than boys at school.

Very true. There is also the fact they seem to know how to attack exams better while boys don't look at learning in that way.

I wouldn't tend to agree to be honest. I don't think there is anything innate causing it really.

Nah lads.

Just face it.

Women are better!

Women do better than men on average in exams but you will find that most of the best results are from men.

I refuse to believe that girls do better at school exams because they're cleverer than boys. It's not possible, I tell you!

A* percentages would seem to debunk that theory Thomond.

Seriously though. Well done to all who studied hard. I hope the results today and next week are all you hoped for!

And well done my neice!

red_stag wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:

luckless_pedestrian wrote:My take on it is that girls are more likely to take studying and revision seriously than boys at school.

Very true. There is also the fact they seem to know how to attack exams better while boys don't look at learning in that way.

I wouldn't tend to agree to be honest. I don't think there is anything innate causing it really.

So then what is it?

What percentage do you have to get for an A*?

I think it's either 85/90% Munsty.

Who's to say Munsty. I've heard all these kind of things before. Men are better business men as they are aggressive, territorial. Women are better at exams as its in their DNA to study better. German people are naturally good at science, engineering etc.

I think it could really be anything. I don't buy into the theres something in our genetics that makes things the way they are.

They do some "stuff" to the raw marks depending on the difficulty of the exam and how other candidates have performed so it will ba different in each subject but I think an average of about 8 or 9% of results are A*.

So you believe it's nurture not nature?

Cymroglan wrote: A-Level results pass rate rose for 29th consecutive year with 97.8 per cent achieving at least an E

Anybody else seeing something not quite right about this statement ?

MrsP, a lot of the people who get 7 or 8 A1s in the leaving cert are men,but women would have a higher average overall and more women would probably get 600 points.

Munster named their team to take on Wasps:

01 du Preez
02 Sherry
03 Botha
04 Holland
05 Nagle
06 O'Callaghan
07 O'Mahony
08 Butler
09 Stringer
10 Cusack
11 Zebo
12 Mafi
13 Barnes
14 Howlett
15 Deasy

16 Fogarty
17 Archer
18 Horan
19 Foley
20 O'Donnell
21 Coughlan
22 Williams
23 Gleeson
24 Scanlon
25 Hanrahan

MBTGOG wrote:So you believe it's nurture not nature?

Yes. I think we are told that boys have to do this and girls have to do this. I think that has to have a massive effect on how we turn out.

BJ's first cap?

It's got to be both surely?

In all seriousness i think our education system is set up in a way that favours girls. There are definate differences between the way typical boys and girls learn, as well as differences between individuals of the same gender, but I think the system suits girls better.

poissonrouge wrote:In all seriousness i think our education system is set up in a way that favours girls.

What does that even mean?

Well obviously girls to better in our exams because we're cleverer, well duh.

Seriously though, I think when it comes to organising yourself for revision/coursework etc, girls just seem to be better at doing things like that, think that's all the difference it comes down to really.

Stag - I did not appreciate the Justin Bieber comment!





And for the record....I'm team Jacob

First cap?

Nah! He has about 26 or something already!

rugbydreamer wrote:And for the record....I'm team Jacob

I'm glad I don't know what this refers to. Makes me feel uber-masculine

red_stag wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:So you believe it's nurture not nature?

Yes. I think we are told that boys have to do this and girls have to do this. I think that has to have a massive effect on how we turn out.

I believe that to an extent but I think there is something natural in it. Not that they are born to study better but because they aren't physically matched with men they find other things that are more suited to them.

I mean the age at which education starts. The way things are taught. The way things are tested.

You only have to look at the number of women teachers in primary schools to se it is likely to be better suited to girls.

They had a fella on the news talking about his results(the guy got 8 A1s) and the reporter asked him if he was heading out. The guy says "Not at all,I have Championship with Blackrock on Sunday!"

red_stag wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:And for the record....I'm team Jacob

I'm glad I don't know what this refers to. Makes me feel uber-masculine

I guess that makes up for the loss of masculine points due to the fact you know who Justin Bieber is

It might be that boys go into exams relying more on natural ability, whereas girls, having no natural ability, will have spent weeks swotting up.

MBTGOG wrote:

red_stag wrote:

MBTGOG wrote:So you believe it's nurture not nature?

Yes. I think we are told that boys have to do this and girls have to do this. I think that has to have a massive effect on how we turn out.

I believe that to an extent but I think there is something natural in it. Not that they are born to study better but because they aren't physically matched with men they find other things that are more suited to them.

Possibily, I see what you mean. I don't believe it though. I think things like Mrs P refers to and things I alluded to are much bigger factors.

Everyone knows about the Beebs. The guy may be a plank but he is known all over the world! His song with Chris Brown is not bad but not good.

rugbydreamer wrote:

red_stag wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:And for the record....I'm team Jacob

I'm glad I don't know what this refers to. Makes me feel uber-masculine

I guess that makes up for the loss of masculine points due to the fact you know who Justin Bieber is

Indeed.

red_stag wrote:

rugbydreamer wrote:And for the record....I'm team Jacob

I'm glad I don't know what this refers to. Makes me feel uber-masculine

You're missing out stag. The girls love it.

MAP.

Metrosexual And Proud.

MrsP is talking about nature. You are on the other side.

Thomond wrote:Everyone knows about the Beebs. The guy may be a plank but he is known all over the world! His song with Chris Brown is not bad but not good.

Just wondering but why is he a plank?

MBTGOG wrote:MrsP is talking about nature. You are on the other side.

She says that the students are being taught mainly by females who have also been exposed to that environment. Thats not nature.

luckless_pedestrian wrote:It might be that boys go into exams relying more on natural ability, whereas girls, having no natural ability, will have spent weeks swotting up.

Totally not true Sir!

He isn't a great singer or dancer and is famous for no reason,I don't hate the guy as he is not the only "singer" like this.

I am saying that there are differences in nature that are being exagerated by nuture.

I think.

For the record I don't know who Jason is either.

Lucky!!!!

Does it really matter who's better in school if thing eventually even out?

Just scored premium tickets to the France match, padded seats here i come!

Well I've seen all the Twilight movies, Cullen is a sap, but couldn't name a Justin Beeber song, where does that put me??