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I would suggest that girls form study groups. My daughter and 4 of her girl friends formed one in her senior year in high school for English, Calculus, Physics
by russell 18y ago
I would suggest that girls form study groups. My daughter and 4 of her girl friends formed one in her senior year in high school for English, Calculus, Physics, etc. My daughter got a lot from it. Two of the girls were valedictorians; all went to top schools. It succeeded because they were motivated to get into good schools and the the simple model probably doesn't scale. School sponsored pairings in science didn't work so well because personality problems and differences in dedication.
Has anyone had experience (or their kids) with online study groups, particularly with collaborative aids?
- jimbokun 18y agoWhy did you choose to phrase that "I would suggest that girls form study groups" and not "I would suggest that all students form study groups?" Just because you have a daughter? Because the topic of the article is about women and mathematics? Or because there is something about study groups that especially helps girls, but not boys?
- russell 18y agoThe topic was women and mathematics, but I phrased it that way because of the sexual dynamics of mixed groups of teenagers. Because boys tend to be more skilled at math, they will show off and the girls will tend to become more passive. The boys' competitiveness will dominate. Of course, study groups for boys are a good thing too.