Ask anyone about the "crisis in education" and you'll hear a familiar refrain: girls are outperforming boys in school, women now outnumber men in college, and certain political groups are losing their minds about it. But what if we're asking entirely the wrong questions? What if this isn't about winners and losers, but about how our society is evolving to recognize different kinds of intelligence and ways of working?
Let's dive into what's actually happening. Women now make up about 60% of college students in the US. They're getting better grades, graduating at higher rates, and increasingly moving into previously male-dominated fields. The pearl-clutching response from certain quarters would have you believe this is evidence of some kind of systemic bias against boys and men.
But here's where it gets interesting: research suggests that collaborative approaches to learning and working - traditionally associated with feminine behaviors - are becoming increasingly valuable in our intercon…
