<p>Well at my school it is quite interesting how the gender gap in math is. Yes, on the two year advanced math track i would say the ratio of boys to girls was 2:1, AKA about half as many girls were put on this track as guys.</p>
<p>As I said before, I think maybe 7-8 students who were put on the advanced math track (Algebra 1 in 7th grade) were actually read and able to succeed doing so. (By getting A’s consistently up through High School in math) and even though half as many girls were put on this math track, I would say almost all the students who I think were actually ready to take Algebra 1 in 7th grade were girls. Almost all the top students in my math class are girls. Of the 7-8 that were ready, I would say 5-6 are girls, 2 are guys.</p>
<p>The guys who are getting A’s in my math class are mostly the guys who are a year older (Seniors) and were put on the one year advanced math track. (Algebra 1 in 8th grade)</p>
<p>There are a couple of theory’s I have for why this is</p>
<p>1) I don’t know the science behind this, so if somebody does please debunk this if this isn’t true. But it’s believed that girls generally mature faster than guys do, therefore maybe girls are more able to handle Algebra 1 at the younger age because there brains have matured faster and a lot of the boys’ brains haven’t matured enough yet.
This is why many of the boys who are smart at math seem to do really well on the one year advanced track.</p>
<p>2) The girls who weren’t intimidated by taking an accelerated math track were the ones who were very confident in there ability and the girls who would have done bad backed out before even trying.</p>
<p>3)Just a coincidence that my school happens to be this way.</p>