Different types of schools help as parents have more choice and freedom of where they want their child to go. Single sex schools also help as it is thought that females do well when there are no males to distract them. They also get better exam results. Academy
Department of Education that show that girls outshine boys in reading, writing, science, math, and have a lot higher educational aspirations. She also gives us data that shows that girls are starting to beat boys in enrolling in college, and that girls are more engaged in academically then boys. She implies that all of this has been happening because the educational doesn’t “favor” boys over girls anymore. I agree with that statement, but I also don’t think that the educational should let boys be “left behind” either. Yes, boys are bad at school; I can say this because I’m a boy and I see everything first hand, my peers are less and less interested in school and college, they often talk about just either dropping out of high school and getting a job, graduating and just work and not go to college or simply join the military.
Stephen Gorard found that the gender gap in achievement was fairly constant from 1975 until 1988-9, when it increased sharply. This was the year in which GCSE was introduced, bringing with it coursework as a major part of nearly all subjects. Eirene Mitsos and Ken Browne are sociologists that support this view. They argue that girls are more successful in coursework because they are more conscientious and better organized than boys. For instance, girls would take more care with the way it is presented and be more likely to spend more time on their work – this as a result helped girls to benefit from the introduction of coursework in GCSE, AS and A Level.
Mary Antin demonstrates that the prevention of girls from going to header and learn as the boys do, undervalued the girls ability of becoming intellectually prosperous and scholars. However; Mary Antin is a prototype of an immigrant to America at the same historical period, who demonstrates that through perseverance and dedication one can achieve their goals. Living in a different country where academic opportunity is granted to all people independent of their gender, Antin had a pleasure of enjoying American public schools and develops her intellectuality . When talking about the happiness of the first day of school Anti describes hers as “hundred times magnified, on the account of the years I had waited, the road I had come, and the conscious ambition I entertained”(157). Although, as an immigrant she faces many adversities as not knowing English and as part of a poor family which she shares in her book, she was able to conquer all obstacles and succeed in life as a writer and as she quoted thanks to her love for
Kamenetz uses pathos, ethos, and logos to show that if we invest the time and money, we can change society’s view of the preference for baby boys over baby girls on a global, rather than just a national level. Anya Kamenetz uses emotion to make the reader feel the impact of what she is trying to say in the essay. The pathos appeal really does make the reader want to continue reading, because you know that she feels that change needs to be made and is not afraid to voice her opinion. When she writes, “Women excel in education…we are 56% of undergraduates in the US and approaching parity in India and China.”(Kamenetz, 2013, p. 385), the use of the word “we” makes the reader feel more in touch with the author, and gives a better mood to the essay itself. Instead of just using the word women, she uses “we” because she wants the reader to feel that she and the audience is a part of this statistic too.
Sharpe’s believe this could be because of the changing attitudes of society in general towards women and the impact of feminism. Mitsos and Browne (1998) say that the service sector which is traditionally seen as women’s work has expanded. Employers usually like women in this sector as they have good communication skills and the rise in the employment of women has given girls the incentive to do well at school. Mac and Ghaill claim that the decline in male employment opportunities has led to an ‘Crisis of Masculinity’ as many boys now believe they have a less chance in a getting a proper job. This undermines their motivation and self-esteem therefore they give up on trying to do well in education and have a fatalistic attitude towards it.
In addition to this, the introduction of the National Curriculum in 1988 removed one source of gender inequality by making boys and girls study mostly the same subjects. The impact of equal opportunities can be seen as a key reason for the changes in girls’ achievement because schools have been made more meritocratic and so girls – who generally tend to work harder than boys, achieve more. It can also be argued that the way in which pupils are now assessed favours girls more than it does boys. Stephan Gorard found that the gender gap in achievement was fairly consistent, up until 1988/9 when GCSE examinations were introduced. With the introduction of GCSE’s came coursework with the majority of subjects studied in schools.
d. Bertha is most likely to be successful in life by going to college and earning a degree and getting a well paying job to maintain a stable life. I predict she will be successful based of of her IQ score and what it indicates. 4. a. The scale used was most likey the Bayley Scales of Infant Development. b.
An article called “State line (Changes in Public Education),written by Chris Pipho, talks about how reform of mathematical curricula for schools can be a good change for the school systems. Change in the school district budgets can be good for many students too. Students can receive better textbooks, meaning students will be able to get new and improved ideas and learning strategies from their math curricula. The state doesn’t mind funding the school districts because with new and better school supplies knowing it will help better students, and teachers as well, the teachers will also feel better about teaching student the math lesson, with better curricula from the
It will allow me to strengthen my weak areas on the SAT. If I get accepted to LGR, I hope to not only make my math and critical reading scores raise but to enhance my use of diction in real life situations. I want to improve my SAT score to get rid of the inconsistent correlation between my grades and my test scores. Although my average is high, it does not match my test scores. Today, college is the golden ticket to success.