# @edutopia on Instagram

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- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/CH-zWp-Fjis
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/20304121-edutopia-instagram
- **Posted:** 2020-11-24T17:06:56.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Edutopia (@edutopia) — https://gondola.cc/edutopia

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When it comes to high school math and science, we’re losing talented young women in droves during a crucial phase in their lives. A 2017 study reveals the discouraging reason: At virtually every point on the ability spectrum, girls rate themselves lower than boys do.⁣
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Even the best-performing girls “do not take the most advanced mathematics courses and subsequently tend to pursue non-PEMC (physical science, engineering, mathematics, and computer science) major fields,” write the researchers.⁣
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What’s behind the lack of confidence? ⁣
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Part of it is our cultural iconography around the maths and sciences, a mostly outdated, toxic mix of stereotypes that relentlessly portrays scientists, mathematicians, and engineers as fumbling, sometimes loutish, but always brilliant males. There’s some evidence, too, that girls avoid STEM courses when the classes feature an endless series of isolated problems to solve, instead of positioning STEM more holistically, as a collection of powerful tools that can be used to tackle big problems and change the world. ⁣
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Recent research sheds light on some solutions to the problem:⁣
• Increase the visibility of female role models in math and science;⁣
• Encourage girls—and all students—to adopt a growth mindset that can help undo the damage of destructive thoughts like “I’m not good at math” or “I don’t look like a scientist”;
• Reduce timed and high-stakes tests, which can increase math anxiety, particularly for girls;⁣
• Connect science and math learning to real-world projects that improve the lives of people.⁣
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To see the research, go here: https://edut.to/35P7H5b⁣
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#Math #MathTeacher #MathEducation #STEM #PEMC #PhysicalScience #Engineering #ComputerScience #EducationResearch

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