Boys 'being held back by women teachers'

Boys 'being held back by women teachers' as gender stereotypes are reinforced in the classroom (UK Daily Mail 9-1-10)

From the article:
Women teachers are holding back boys by reprimanding them for typically male behaviour, according to a study out today.

They are reinforcing stereotypes that boys are ‘silly’ in class, refuse to ‘sit nicely like the girls’ and are more likely to indulge in ‘schoolboy pranks’.

Women teachers may also unwittingly perpetuate low expectations of boys’ academic achievement and encourage girls to work harder by letting them think they are cleverer.