"They Treat Girls Differently, Don't they"

In this story by Timothy Harper, it focuses on a gender bias within the classroom. The first sentence alone states, "Boys get more attention in the classroom than girls." It goes on to say that classrooms can reflect society at large and that there is a reluctance to put a blame on this gender bias. The report argues that girls receive less attention in classrooms causing girls to grow up with low self-esteem and making them less likely to enroll in classes such as chemistry, calculus, and other sciences. But this report also explains how observers think the gender bias is not from teachers but from whoever raises their hand first to a question. observers also think that boys are getting negative attention from teachers to make sure the boys pay attention. They also say that boys will grow up to be highly successful with jobs or they may drop out of school and/or abuse drugs. The author after explaining both sides of this argument, gives many tips to parents at home, parents at school, and teachers on how to prevent a gender bias in the classrooms and to give equal amounts of attention to every student, both girls and boys.