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38 sats \ 3 replies \ @optimism 18 Jun \ on: Why are Girls Still Falling Behind in Maths? (The Economist) science
School systems aren't really universal... I wonder; does this say something about France (if even) or about universal gender related learning issues.
Either way, most such problems need to be solved individually. So I'd pose: how about schools monitor the performance of their students individually and help kids outperform their own wildest expectations?
School systems aren't really universal...
Yeah, that's an important factor, especially if the environment is the culprit.
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One of my closest friends has been a remedial teacher for about 15 years now. She helps kids improve their basic skills, or overcome many of the struggles caused by for example dyslexia, mostly in a 1-on-1 setting. Her eternal point is that behavior is the number one issue, and school culture (as in among teachers) really makes a difference to kids' behavior: she sees that in the schools her students come from, and some supply a disproportionately large amount of problems.
Not all schools are equal.
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Yeah, reading @cryotosensei on Singapore schools, or looking at the amazing care my son gets from his teachers here, who regularly need to attend training sessions on the latest developments in education science, I concur that our experiences differ from schools in some other places of the world...
However, this is before the Korean/Singaporean-style cramming and cut-throat competition kicks in primary or middle school... so my impression might change in coming years.
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