CH Sommers some years ago reported American studies in relation to self-esteem and achievement. Various groups, boys and girls, black and white, high and low self esteem. Highest achievers were white low S/E girls, lowest achievers black boys with high S/E.
How might "self-esteem" square with the loaded terms 'over-confidence' ,'overrated' 'bravado' ? It took Dr Watt three years to come up with the suggestion that " girls needed to be told they were just as capable as boys." ? What exactly has been going on in schools throughout the West in the last 20 years if not precisly that [EMAIL PROTECTED]&*!^ Mark ----- Original Message ----- From: Gerry Orkin To: [email protected] Sent: Tuesday, February 27, 2007 5:36 PM Subject: [boysed] Bravado puts boys in maths fast lane Visit Your Group SPONSORED LINKS a.. Teacher training and education b.. Mens c.. Of honor d.. Peter vogel Yahoo! TV "The 9" Daily count down of top Web finds. New business? Get new customers. List your web site in Yahoo! Search. Y! GeoCities Share More Create a blog, web site, and more. .From todays Sydney Morning Herald: Bravado puts boys in maths fast lane BOYS have an overinflated sense of their maths ability compared with girls and their overconfidence translates to greater success in the workplace. A study of 1323 boys and girls at three co-educational high schools in Sydney has found boys and girls are equally competent in maths. Girls were found to be less interested and less confident, but more realistic about their abilities than boys, who overrated their competence. That overconfidence led to more boys choosing more difficult maths subjects for the HSC and aiming towards high-status maths- and science-related careers. Dr Helen Watt, of Monash University, said her three-year study of Sydney students in years 7 to 11 suggested girls needed to be told they were just as capable as boys. Strategies to increase girls' participation could include linking maths to social uses, such as medicine, she said. Anna Patty [Non-text portions of this message have been removed] ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Something is new at Yahoo! Groups. Check out the enhanced email design. http://us.click.yahoo.com/kOt0.A/gOaOAA/yQLSAA/pyIolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boysed/ <*> Your email settings: Individual Email | Traditional <*> To change settings online go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/boysed/join (Yahoo! ID required) <*> To change settings via email: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
