This week’s guest article is brought to us anonymously by our friend and colleague who teaches outside of Boston. She knew from her first day of Kindergarten that she wanted to be a teacher and was lucky enough to bring this dream to life in the fall of 2001. She has been in the classroom ever since. This article drew from two of her chief sources of inspiration: her students and former First Lady Michelle Obama.
Read MoreCheck back here for twice-monthly updates from AEC! We will provide you with content about current events, tips and resources, and new strategies to try in your districts, schools, and classrooms. To view ongoing and past blog series, click on the links below.
This week, the Notre Dame mother has been all over the headlines. And never you worry, we will discuss Maryann White’s letter to the editor of Notre Dame’s The Observer – Amy will talk about that next week. (For what it’s worth, my favorite response so far has been from Washington Post columnist Monica Hesse, who addressed the backlash by saying: “This anger [toward Maryann] is about bad patterns that are so entrenched that you, a woman yourself, are trying to address them in the only broken, feeble way you can imagine — by asking younger women to stop having visible butts.”) There are two other stories about dress codes that surfaced this week, which received significantly less press attention but which typify the ongoing conversation about female bodies in schools.
Read MoreWe return this month with our series that recaps our favorite (or least favorite) moments in gender equity from news, media, and longreads all over the internet. You’ll see installments for This Month in Gender Equity the fourth week of each month. If you have ideas or contributions, leave a comment or tweet at us! We’d love to know what you’re reading and learning.
Read MoreLast week, after the news broke about a huge college admissions cheating scandal, many struggled to process what had happened. This month’s blog is my take on the scandal, from the role of privilege in college admissions to the media spotlighting Lori Loughlin and Felicity Huffman in the scandal.
Read MoreThe AEC blog is on spring break this week so we (Amy and Lauren) are taking some time to plan and recruit for future posts. However, we wanted to offer a few ideas for things that you might want to try or read this week.
Read MorePeer-reviewed research continues to provide us with lots of information about gender gaps in education – from classroom practices to the ways in which individuals select majors and career pathways. Research also has the capacity to provide new perspectives on things we already know (or think we know). This week, Lauren breaks down a new article in the American Educational Research Journal about gender gaps in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) which finds that girls who qualify for university-level STEM programs tend to opt for other pathways.
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