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Re: CNN: Why do Girls Lose Interest in Math and Science?
For my wife, it was a fifth-grade teacher that discouraged her and all of the girls in his classes from learning math. "I don't expect that you girls will be able to understand this (math), so if you just remain quiet during class, you will pass." That occurred a long time ago, but it created "math-ophobia" for my wife. In spite of having a very analytical mind (yes, she thinks like an engineer), she just doesn't deal well with mathematical expressions.
That fifth-grade teacher's attitude was indicative of the culture that was prominent in decades past. Some of this mentality may still linger, though I'd be surprised if a teacher today would make the same sort of statement in a math or science classroom.
Are there any current students out there that have experienced this sort of discrimination?
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