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"Why? In school, teachers emphasize reading literature and talking about character and feelings," she said. "This way of teaching reading does not turn boys on. Boys prefer reading nonfiction, such as history and adventure books. When they are taught at home, parents are more likely to let them follow their interests."
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See, but here's my problem: in junior high, and definitely by high school, classes are separated by topic. It is certainly possible for English classes to include some nonfiction books in their reading selections, but you can't cut out literature altogether. Meanwhile, nonfiction books dominate every other topic, especially in history class. If the boys are deficient in English class, why aren't the girls deficient in history class?
I'm not saying I have an answer to this, I just think there's more to it than 'teachers ought to talk less about characters' feelings.'