Logic!

Earlier this month Time ran a cover story arguing that there was nothing wrong with our boys today, that they’re not in trouble, that things are just fine, thank you very much.

Maybe, maybe not. It gets a little specious, though, when you throw “evidence” like this out there:

Is it bad that boys are in special education, or should we be pleased that they are getting extra help from specially trained teachers?

Um, no. We shouldn’t be happy that more boys end up in special ed. If you’re in sped, something went wrong. If something is going wrong for boys in such a way that they end up in special ed disproportionately, then yes, there’s a problem.

The Center for Education Reform has a much more detailed take here. If gender and education are important to you, it's a superior read.