[quote=Elgin Clock]
As an older brother of both a sister and a brother who are about to enter HS in the next year, and year after respectively, I can see the impact I have on their lives, and quite frankly it scares me sometimes.
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Whether it is just because I am on it, or it's because she wants to really know about robotics and engineering still has yet to be seen.
I'm hoping (for my ego's sake at this point)
As an older brother...you do wield some influence on your younger siblings.....Congratulations on being such a terrific brother that your sister wants to join the team.
I am a math teacher in a middle school.....when I meet parents.....most of the time....the first thing I am told is.."I was lousy at math so don't expect my child to be any good' or " I don't where he or she gets it from since I was not a good math student".......
I will have to agree with some of the postings that many teachers do not encourage girls to pursue math or sciences (nor do they verbally discourage them either)......girls tend to be stereotyped as having good verbal linguistics skills versus mathematical logical skills....I believed that this is not intentional but reverting to stereotyping.....
unfortunately.....many of our students are trained to "whine" and "beg" for retakes of exams or extra credits to improve one's grades...... parents put the pressure on the students to get all "A's"......so as a teacher......if there is a subgroup does most of the whining and begging......you are happy when no one from that particular group is missing from your roster......
This doesn't mean that we cannot change the current culture....Yes we can.... and the RCU is trying to do just that.