Yeah, the group-mind here seems to have concluded so far that school favors a) sitting still and behaving (quiet/shy/calm/obedient people) and b) speaking up a lot (loud/energetic/confident/aggressive people). Put a gender on those profiles or not as you like, but if a is favored over b and b over a... I don't know what that means in terms of 'discrimnation.' :)
I agree that school *does* favor both sets of behaviors. Which you get shafted for not doing undoubtedly depends on the particular school and teacher, as well as on the rest of your personality/behavior.
(Me, I went to a co-ed school with much less sitting still and following orders than probably most of you. And with a lot of personal attention--though also with enough license that I think the people who potentially got screwed there were the ones who were not sufficiently self-disciplined and/or interested in learning.)
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I agree that school *does* favor both sets of behaviors. Which you get shafted for not doing undoubtedly depends on the particular school and teacher, as well as on the rest of your personality/behavior.
(Me, I went to a co-ed school with much less sitting still and following orders than probably most of you. And with a lot of personal attention--though also with enough license that I think the people who potentially got screwed there were the ones who were not sufficiently self-disciplined and/or interested in learning.)