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the teacher in an early childhood classroom. An effective teacher should build the confidence of
their students on both subjects. In the United States, women are underrepresented in math,
science and engineering careers. Girls are influenced by their teachers in their first years of
primary school on whether they are confident in these subjects. While men appear in these fields
more than women, we need to make a change on how we treat children in learning these
subjects.
A teacher can negatively or positively affect how their students view math, science, and
engineering careers. “A 2010 study (PNAS, Vol. 107, No. 5) by University of Chicago
psychologist Sian Beilock, PhD, on women education teachers” viewed that, “More than 90
percent of elementary school teachers are women, and studies show that elementary education
majors have higher levels of math anxiety than any other major” (Azar, 2010). Teachers should
work on having their views not affect the children negatively. Girls tend to “pick up on their
teachers’ anxiety and not boys because research shows that young children are more likely to
emulate adults of the same gender” (Azar, 2010). Now this is not viewed as such a problem with
Teachers who are aware of this issue should take extra precautions on how they treat
subjects that can influence math, science, and engineering. In my classroom, I would like to
make these subjects as entertaining and educational for the children to participate. This involves
using hands on activities and going above and beyond with integrating these subjects into other
subjects. I would need to encourage my students to feel confident on what they are learning and
how they can relate to these topics. I myself should be confident in these subjects as a role model
for students. The goal is letting students believe that these subjects apply to them in the real
world.
Work Cited
https://www.apa.org/monitor/2010/07-08/gender-gap.aspx