I want to make sure that all of my students know that math is an enjoyable subject, that EVERYONE can be good at math and there is nothing stopping someone from understanding math. I learned today that females are extremely underrepresented in mathematics fields, the people in these fields are only about 25% female. All students need to know that they can succeed regardless of their gender.
I was given a great bit of advice today, "do not address your classroom as 'boys and girls' because you are stating that there is a difference between boys and girls in an academic setting when there is not." A great idea instead was to address your students as "learners" or just simply "class". Everyone is equally as capable of being successful in a classroom and that needs to be portrayed even in the language we use in classrooms.
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