Education system
Автор: Кристина беликова • Май 10, 2023 • Лекция • 342 Слов (2 Страниц) • 158 Просмотры
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In order to be successful not only at school, but also outside it, the child must combine different qualities. This is a myth that is still partly supported by parents and the education system. Parents determine that their children are humanities or techies according to the principle “draws well / counts well”, and in schools they are assigned to mathematics and humanities classes. But this is not true. Research, on the contrary, shows that male and female brains are not so different. “Scientists have found almost no sex differences in children's brains,” says Professor Diane Halpern (Diane Halpern), former president of the American Psychological Association, “except that the brain of boys is larger in volume, and girls finish developing it earlier. But neither one nor the other is related to learning.
Halpern and colleagues reviewed work on the effects of segregated learning. And found no evidence of the opinion that it improves academic performance. But it definitely reinforces gender stereotypes.
Research, on the contrary, shows that male and female brains are not so different. “Scientists have found almost no sex differences in children's brains,” says Professor Diane Halpern (Diane Halpern), former president of the American Psychological Association, “except that the brain of boys is larger in volume, and girls finish developing it earlier. But neither one nor the other is related to learning. Spelke conducted many experiments. For example, I checked how four-year-old children orient themselves in space. Each child was taken into a room where three containers of different shapes were placed and allowed to look around. The researchers then hid the object in a container, and the children saw it.
Next, the child was blindfolded and turned several times around its axis to disorientate. When the bandage was removed, the child had to find a hidden object. Some children were able to quickly reorient themselves in the room, others were not. But the number of successful boys and girls did not differ much.
I believe that science should not be divided into gender because both women and men are needed in different areas
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