The Wire

Boys are failing at school – it’s a problem that educators all over the world are grappling with…. and one rather old fashioned idea rapidly gaining currency is that it would be a good idea to educate boys and girls separately. US physician and psychologist Dr Leonard Sax is a strong advocate for single sex schools – he says science supports the idea that girls’ and boys’ brains develop in different ways and they should be educated in different ways and at different rates.