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Re: More Thoughts about Girls and Legos
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lugnet.edu
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Thu, 17 Aug 2000 01:54:54 GMT
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David Eaton wrote:
> It's too bad that a classroom environment isn't really the right place to
> experiment, though. In a class, there are common motivations that all students
> share: doing a good job, being competitive with others (like it or not, it's
> usually there), getting good grades, and earning praise from others (teachers
> and other students alike). In such an environment, I think studies would show
> a more equal motivation between the sexes.
Interesting list... maybe it's because it's a "classroom environment"
list that "wanting to learn something" is missing as a motivation? A
comment on our education systems generally...
Kevin
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| (...) Well, I'll have to go and semi-agree with the statement. However, I think that what the statement was implying vs. what it said by the letter was a bit different. I think that I would say something along the lines of "male and female minds (...) (25 years ago, 16-Aug-00, to lugnet.edu)
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