Welcome to the Education Group Research Blog. In our blog, we will discuss gender gap, gender expectations and overall gender and sexuality topics that present themselves throughout the education system. For example, studies show that females tend to achieve higher grades in school than males (Blume, Zembar). Most teachers are women, so it is our opinion that lectures are more structured around feminine ways of thinking, which may appeal more to the female students in the class, making it easier for them to learn. Also, we feel that females are expected to do better in school then males for various reasons. In our later blog posts, we will be discussing how bullying plays a role in our schools and how counseling and LGBTQ support should be provided in every school for students who deal with the daily struggles of being "different".
Marissa Stawkey
Chris Milborne
Mia Evans
Cassandra Wilson
Source: Zembar, Mary Jo., and Libby Balter. Blume. Middle Childhood Development: A Contextual Approach. 2009 ed. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Merrill/Pearson, 2009. 212-15. Print.
URL: http://www.education.com/reference/article/gender-academic-achievement/
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