Notably, Chang’s report claims that biological females develop earlier than males do, so requiring girls to enter school at younger ages will create classes in which the two sexes are of more equal maturity as they age. This, the author posits, makes it more likely that those classmates will be attracted to each other, and marry and have children further down the line.
“Considering that males mature slower than females, having females enroll one year earlier will contribute toward men and women in their prime age [for marriage] feeling more attraction toward each other,” Chang writes.
The report does not include evidence of any correlation between female students’ early enrollment and the success rate of their romantic relationships with men. The author also does not detail specific mechanisms by which his proposed policy would increase romantic attraction or birthrates.
Why? Most of the relationships back wwen I was in school were between boys my age and girls one class lower, so that the boys were older. It’s still a bit weird for them to change the system to encourage relationships, but it’s not the worst idea.
so you’d have no problem with your kid having their grade level arbitrarily jumped one level up or down?
are we going to make the girls take classes with a room full of older boys that have a year more experience and expect a level playing field?
what about kids born in december? some are already held for the next school year, some are pushed forward lol. now you’re gonna gender-split that strange dynamic.
I can see so many practical issues implementing this without getting into the 17-18yr old senior students in classes with 16-17year old girls, gender dynamics - or the creepy ‘government wants more babies get out there and breeed’ overbearing vibe.
Yeah fair points, I didn’t really think about it.