math and sceince classes in schools. Since, there are too many boys and not enough girls in those classes?.
2007-10-12 03:27:01 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Social Science ➔ Gender Studies
Relax on the spelling, I thought I did check it, but apparently not.
2007-10-12 03:40:46 · update #1
Why should we do more to encourage girls to do these classes the option is there if they choose to do them. They choose not to so whats wrong with that, are we going to take away people's freedom to choose now.
2007-10-12 03:32:37 · answer #1 · answered by Johno 5 · 5⤊ 2⤋
Keep the advanced classes. My daughter took the advanced math and science classes in high school. After she got to college taking pre-pharmacy classes the ratio of male/female was about 50/50. I think more young women are realizing that advanced high school courses can help them pursue a career they desire. "Get married and live happily ever after," doesn't cut it anymore.
2007-10-12 11:14:44 · answer #2 · answered by Miz D 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
When I was in high school MANY years ago, the number of boys and girls in the advanced math and science classes was equal. (I know because I was in them.) I can't imagine there would be so many fewer women in them today. But if that's the case, it's not because the girls are dumber than the boys, it's because the girls are embarrassed to be known as "brains," and subjugate their intelligence in favor of "cute."
Certainly advanced math and science classes shouldn't be banned. The United States can barely complete on the world stage as it is; we need all the well-educated people we can muster, regardless of gender.
But then you knew this.
2007-10-12 10:41:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 2⤋
Silly. The issue is to promote the girls in the program; not to end a high priority curriculum all together. Come on; many of the nation's top flight scientists. are women. We are already losing the best and most brilliant from both genders. The answer is to promote interest; not to terminate the programs.
2007-10-12 10:31:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 1⤋
I took an AP calculus class in high school. There were four boys and twelve girls. And if you get rid of those then they'll get rid of English and all the rest of the AP classes. It will only hurt everyone. Let it stand. People get in based on the work they do and their achievements not their gender.
2007-10-12 10:30:30 · answer #5 · answered by kiki 3 · 4⤊ 0⤋
No, if a person is capable to take an advanced class than they should be allowed to. I think we should fire teachers who tell girls they aren't supposed to be good at math or science due to their sex.
2007-10-12 12:31:42 · answer #6 · answered by Manny 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Don't be ridiculous. Even if there's more of one group than there is of the other, we should allow individual students to work at their own pace. This argument would be just as plausible as eliminating the grade system — which isn't very.
2007-10-12 12:42:23 · answer #7 · answered by Rio Madeira 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
If your advanced your advanced that's the way it is! it shouldn't matter if you're Male or Female, White or Black it doesn't matter. The only thing that does matter is that the people in these classes have the brains to back them up.
2007-10-12 10:31:00 · answer #8 · answered by skibm80 6 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Like Baba Yaga, I was in advanced math and science classes MANY years ago, and it was about even men/women.
Encouraging people to advance is better than discouraging advancement.
2007-10-12 11:01:36 · answer #9 · answered by Rainbow 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
No. That wouldn't make any sense. We should do more to help more girls get into these classes, find a way to reach out and inspire them. Math and science have typically been seen as male-dominated fields. That has changed as we know but the message has not been received by girls yet. We need to get that message out quickly and widely. It's important.
2007-10-12 10:30:20 · answer #10 · answered by Unsub29 7 · 4⤊ 3⤋