Fark Mocks Detroit Model

Fark has given the "amusing" (arguably preferable to "dumbass") label to a recent Globe story that uses Detroit as a model for same-sex public schools. Pontificating that "when one thinks of success, one thinks of Detroit," Farkers cleverly point to the undefeated completely defeated Detroit Lions and the city's beautiful scenery as reasons not to follow in Detroit's footsteps. Some even go so far as to say that Boston itself is not exactly a model of success (using the Big Dig as an example), though others toss out the Bruins' remarkable success (not to mention wins over the Red Wings) as a reason to admire our fair city. According to the Globe piece, Boston is considering modifying a 1971 law prohibiting gender-based admission to schools in order to establish some same-sex educational institutions in the city. Advocates of single-sex education argue that it allows students to concentrate on academics instead of each other. As one Detroit International Academy student notes, "All boys do is get you in trouble as far as with babies." So maybe Gloucester is the district that should be pushing for single-sex schools?