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(3 pp) According to Myra and David Sadker (1994),
"When girls do not see themselves in the pages of
textbooks, when teachers do not point out or
confront the omissions," these same girls, and
even the ones that some of us may know, " learn
that to be female is to be an absent partner in
the development of our nation. And when teachers
add their stereotypes to the curriculum bias in
books, the message becomes even more damaging."
Is there anything we can do?
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to be an absent partner in the development of our nation. And when teachers add their stereotypes to the curriculum bias in books, the message becomes even more damaging."
Is there anything we can do? BBchgirl.doc "Failing at Fairness: How Americas Schools Cheat Girls."
Written by B. Bryan Babcock for the Paperstore, Inc., February 2001 Introduction Is there any chance that you know any "girls?" Like
you might have a sister, or a daughter, or a friend who is a girl? There still are some girls out there, you know. According to Myra
and David Sadker (1994), "When girls do not see themselves in the pages of textbooks, when teachers do not point out or confront the omissions," these same girls, and even
the ones that some of us may know, " learn that to be female is to be an absent partner in the development of our nation. And when teachers add
their stereotypes to the curriculum bias in books, the message becomes even more damaging" (505). I see you shaking your head, and even thinking no -were "done," with that.
The sad reality is that we are not, some of the overt gender bias may have changed but it is alive and well in most schools, and unfortunately unless we
are trained - and know how to watch for the more subtle forms of discrimination that it may occur - we will likely miss it, but our girls wont. Exists
on a subtle level The Sadkers report of a classroom (even though according to their data it happened repeatedly in more than one classroom ), in which the teacher not
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