2008.07.25
Study: Barbie's wrong, girls can compete in math
The New York Times today (and just about everyone else) is reporting on the latest wrinkle in the debate over the gender gap ... that's how girls perform in the classroom compared to boys.
A study out Thursday says has found that girl are equal to boys on standardized math tests
The results were based on math scores from seven million students in 10 states who were tested in accordance with the federal No Child Left Behind Act.
The study might be no surprise to some parents, but just 20 years ago the results were different.
You can take a peek at how girls and boys in your school fared in the past few years here.
This shouldn't be news. My oldest daughter was a math wiz, having handled a TI calculator freshman year in high school, then breezing through organic chemistry one summer during college.
Comment by Frank — July 25, 2008 @ 4:07 pm
I agree. Why should anyone be surprised that girls are good at math? (If no one has noticed, the majority of math teachers are women, so that has to say something.) There shouldn't be prejudices against girls doing well in math, just like there shouldn't be any about boys doing well in classes like Home Economics and Culinary.
Comment by Rachel Cline — August 26, 2008 @ 12:37 pm