Voice of the people (letter).


April 06, 1994|By Norman Astwood.

CHILLICOTHE — The ACLU and women's groups may be missing the point. It seems there are more female teachers than male teachers. Male students tend to have lower grades in class than female students. Yet, when both groups are forced to take a standardized, objective exam (the PSAT), male students are significantly outscoring the female students.

Is it possible a discriminatory grading system within schools is leading to inflated grades and overconfidence in female students who are taking the exam?