In class, we discussed about gender in society. Our group talked about how in hgih school, gender segregation was not as evident in our classes, but when we went to university, it became much more obvious. For example, classes like computer science, physics, and math had a high guy to girl ratio and classes like English, marketing and Education had a high girl to guy ratio. We talked about why this may be the case and concluded that it is most likely due to the societal and peer pressures we are surrounded with. Our parents and peers have a set list of jobs only females can work as and another ones for males. Hence, it is hard and sometimes demotivating to go against the norm.
Taking this to an educational context, what can we do as teachers to break this societal norm? As teachers, it is our role to challenge stereotypes and make students think beyond the scope of the classroom to why things are the way they are. It is our job to encourage students to pursue their dreams and provide examples of successful individuals who pursued their dreams despite going against societal norms.
In class, we also discussed about the upcoming inquiry project. I chose the topic "Why students cheat?" I feel like this is a very interesting topic because I believe that students cheat mostly because our education systems are flawed. Our educational systems treat marks as some sort of currency and use it to both reward and punish students behavior. I want to research more into this topic and explore different ways we as educators can implement strategies to minimize cheating. What should educators do when students cheat? What has society told us about cheating? I will explore these questions more as I further research into the topic.
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