WHERE'S THAT DOCILITY GENE? :

Special ed is mostly for boys (MARK SKERTIC AND ROSALIND ROSSI, July 14, 2002, Chicago Sun-Times)

Boys are handily beating girls in a troubling statistic in classrooms throughout Illinois: From first grade through high school, boys are placed in special education twice as often as girls.

In Chicago and statewide, on average, boys make up 66 percent of the public school students in special education, a Chicago Sun-Times analysis of federal data found. Those numbers mirror the national average.

In this case, being average is troubling, some experts say. They argue boys too often are given the special education label as a way to remove demanding students from the classroom.

Not to worry, a few years from now, after the biotech folks have worked their wonders, you'll be able to have your sons programmed to behave. We won't need stuff like this and Ritalin anymore. Posted by Orrin Judd at July 14, 2002 11:25 AM