Comments on: Did your teacher’s gender affect your learning? http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496 Web 2.0 and programming tips from a library technology enthusiast, What I Learned Today... covers blogs, rss, wikis and more as they relate to libraries. Sun, 12 Oct 2008 20:01:30 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.2 By: Chuck http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-9140 Chuck Sat, 09 Sep 2006 01:58:19 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-9140 This study is pure nonsense in my opinion. I am a male and the teacher that had the greatest impact on me was a female. I do not think that her gender affected by academic progress at all. What did affect my academic progress was the fact that at that time in my crazy adolescent life, she was teacher who I thought actually cared about me, and she would not let me get away with not doing my best. I think all good teachers can do that, male or female. This study is pure nonsense in my opinion. I am a male and the teacher that had the greatest impact on me was a female. I do not think that her gender affected by academic progress at all. What did affect my academic progress was the fact that at that time in my crazy adolescent life, she was teacher who I thought actually cared about me, and she would not let me get away with not doing my best. I think all good teachers can do that, male or female.

]]> By: Nicole http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-8994 Nicole Thu, 07 Sep 2006 11:43:31 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-8994 I agree that he's not comparing on a common factor - but he's just showing that in both cases having a teacher of the opposite sex causes a negative behavior/feeling in the student. Like I said I don't agree with making generalizations, I was just wondering if any of you felt that this model matched your or your children's experiences. I agree that he’s not comparing on a common factor - but he’s just showing that in both cases having a teacher of the opposite sex causes a negative behavior/feeling in the student.

Like I said I don’t agree with making generalizations, I was just wondering if any of you felt that this model matched your or your children’s experiences.

]]> By: Liana http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-8963 Liana Thu, 07 Sep 2006 03:00:56 +0000 http://www.web2learning.net/archives/496#comment-8963 I think maybe they do not consider everything. I know that in the school I went to, students usually misbehaved if they thought (or if they KNEW) they could get away with it. What's more, note that he says that while boys are more destructive under female teachers, girls are more inclined to think the class wont' be useful in the future under male teachers. Destructiveness = Uselessness? I don't think so. It doesn't seem like he's comparing something against a common factor. I think he'd've been better pressed to work on showing what makes a good teacher or a bad teacher. Or how teachers can tailor their teaching in such a way as to appeal to the experiences and sensibilities of both sexes. I think maybe they do not consider everything. I know that in the school I went to, students usually misbehaved if they thought (or if they KNEW) they could get away with it.

What’s more, note that he says that while boys are more destructive under female teachers, girls are more inclined to think the class wont’ be useful in the future under male teachers. Destructiveness = Uselessness? I don’t think so. It doesn’t seem like he’s comparing something against a common factor.

I think he’d've been better pressed to work on showing what makes a good teacher or a bad teacher. Or how teachers can tailor their teaching in such a way as to appeal to the experiences and sensibilities of both sexes.

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