Countless articles scattered throughout the educational literature have described gender issues. If Jane and John are in the same science classroom, John will take over discussions and experiments, possibly resulting in Jane learning less. Gender stereotyping in Jane’s school or home may have resulted in Jane thinking that she “cannot do science.” And as Sheila Tobias pointed out in They’re Not Dumb, They’re Different, some students do not perform well in science classes owing to their perception of an absence of community; this social aspect of education seems to affect women more than men.
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