It is a well known fact that in most schools, girls and boys muddle through it in the same classrooms together. However, as any teacher or parent who has had to deal with both boys and girls can tell you, the two genders are very different from one another. For one thing, the stereotype about boys being louder and more aggressive than girls are completely true. And while the stereotype about girls being more studious is not entirely the case (as plenty of boys are fine at buckling down and getting the job done), it is true more often than not, as well. But does the natural male urge to act out in class actually hurt the natural female tendency to study more doggedly, or do they simply act as the traditional yin and yang when you place them together?
Boys have a lot to prove when they are young. When they are very young, they speak loudly and frequently and get physically aggressive with one another as a way of expressing dominance over each other. This helps them to set up their social status heirarchy later on, so as to determine who gets to have alpha status and get the best access to the girls. And while this posturing may be irritating to teachers, it is necessary for boys to be in the presence of girls during their early years, if only to get a subconscious hint of what they are vying for.
Girls are going to grow up to be women. And in the workplace, women compete with men to be heard, to be understood, and to get ahead. While there is a great deal of talk about the alpha males, alpha females are becoming more and more common, as well. Therefore, the experience of being in the same classroom with rowdy, obnoxious boys is an annoying but necessary part of growing up for girls. They need to learn what they’re up against.