I decided to do an extended comment on Anne-Kelly’s Blog. As I read first line…“ I have heard that girls tend to do better in school than boys do and this website says that they are unsure why this is, they only have theories.” I instantly remembered a popular quote from the playground…Boys go to Jupiter to get my stupider, Girl go to college to get more knowledge. This made me realize that even kids in elementary school recognize this unclear phenomenon at an early age.
The first article Anne-Kelly used was from the New York Times. It discussed how girls usually “prevailed” in the gifted programs. The reason is unclear, one of the theories Anne-Kelly mentioned was girls were being favored by the standardize test and as a result “not many boys are placed in the gifted programs.” The blogger also mentions a study done by The National Academy of Sciences, where boys in general “overrepresented in programs for learning disabilities, mental retardation and emotional disturbance, and slightly underrepresented in gifted programs,” I found that a very interesting point to bring up, Girls usually excelling yet boys are represented as students who happen to struggle more.
The second article Anne-Kelly use is also from New York Times, Anne says “This article is about how girls and boys use different senses and learn by different ways. And schools generally teach their students certain ways that tend to be more suitable to the girls than the boys.” In the article it discussed Anne-Kelly’s observation from the article that boys and girl simply have a different way of learning. Research from Northwestern University and the University of Haifa states that girl have a “built-in neurological advantage over boys when it comes to language skills” which means boys naturally have a more difficult of a time understanding language when generally girls pick up quicker. Personally, I have horrible grammar and have to proofread some more than most :/
The second article Anne-Kelly use is also from New York Times, Anne says “This article is about how girls and boys use different senses and learn by different ways. And schools generally teach their students certain ways that tend to be more suitable to the girls than the boys.” In the article it discussed Anne-Kelly’s observation from the article that boys and girl simply have a different way of learning. Research from Northwestern University and the University of Haifa states that girl have a “built-in neurological advantage over boys when it comes to language skills” which means boys naturally have a more difficult of a time understanding language when generally girls pick up quicker. Personally, I have horrible grammar and have to proofread some more than most :/
Gender Bias in Education
I found other article that well represent our topic for this week, some facts from the article are: boys usually are the ones causing trouble and girls always seem to be quiet and tidy.
In class i hope to disscuss other reason why this is so. Is it real a neurological advantage? or is it simply a coincidence?
You made some very valid points =) im glad my blog was useful to you!
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