Gender Stereotypes Harmful To Children's Education

This story on Excite News reports that a new study on gender and ethnic stereotypes in education prove that such stereotypes can influence a child's performance in class and on tests. Surprisingly, both boys and girls between 8-10 years of age performed better when they were told that their sex was "better" than the other. Researchers chalk this up to that specific age group, when each sex fears "cooties" from the other.

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