Making boys into ersatz girls helps them in school but hurts their long term life prospects

The skills rewarded in school: docility, following instructions, respecting authority, regurgitating what others say and think gets you As but costs you independence, courage and creativity.

There is a reason men are the primary innovaters. And school tries to kill that aggressive, iconoclastic attribute. More interesting insights at the link.

http://marginalrevolution.com/marginalrevolution/2014/10/the-economic-value-of-misbehavior.html