Re:How to Make School Better for Boys
by justinsteele on Friday September 13, 2013 @12:11PM
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I generally attempt to stay out of these discussions, but I believe the thinking is "If genders are equal and can do things as well as one another in any field, any large discrepancies in gender distribution can often signify some level of sexism".
Re:How to Make School Better for Boys
by hdctambien on Friday September 13, 2013 @12:12PM
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A recent study found exactly the opposite of what you believe[1].
"What we found is that in communities that had a higher percentage of women in the labor force who are working in science, technology, engineering and math, that in those schools, girls were as likely as boys to take physics, or even more likely."
[1] http://www.npr.org/blogs/alltechconsidered/2013/08/09/210251...
Re:How to Make School Better for Boys
by barry-cotter on Friday September 13, 2013 @12:09PM
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May there be more like you.
I did not think I would have a better chance at becoming a Lawyer because many men are lawyers or that I would have a worse chance at becoming a Teacher because most of my teachers were Women.
I don't believe there need to be more women in tech, or more male teachers. There needs to be the best at what they do doing it. Gender is not a measure of merit.