Summer born boys

This topic has been on my mind all day. I have constantly questioned it.
Are summer time boys actually less mature than some of the older ones that are born earlier in the academic year? does this affect there abiltiy to learn and progress?

I intend to put out some questions to my fellow students again seeing as i have found something that is of particular interest to me. I will also be asking these questions at my school across from nursery age up to year 6? Also i intend to look at this in secondary school as the subject of boys being less mature and academically advanced than girls is something that has hung over society for as long as i can remember. Plus i will look at boys born in the summer months of the year to see if this affects their maturity and academically.

Here is an article i found interesting....look carefully at what they say about summer born boys and how it effects them in school.

http://www.firstelevenmagazine.co.uk/summer-and-winter-babies/

“There is a difference in maturity between boys born earlier and later in the academic year” says Mark Snell

Here are some questions i intend to ask to get peoples opinions

Do you think summer born boys are at less of an advantage academically than boys born earlier in the year?

Do you feel that summer born children are less mature than the children born earlier?

Does this effect boys maturity more than it does girls born in the summer months?

Do you think that the level of maturity between boys and girls levels out at a particular age?

How do you think boys are effected by being labelled with the stigma of being less mature than girls? and less academically advanced?