Re: MentorNet (one woman's response)

[Bernard Cleyet <anngeorg@PACBELL.NET>]

Has anyone noticed a change in the abilities of all students in physical manipulation
since the introduction of the PC, or am I putting theorie before praxis?



bc

John Clement wrote:

> > John - I fail to see how your conclusion follows from your
> > examples. Bias implies a
> > deliberate (conscious or unconscious) difference in the way
> > groups are dealt with.
> > Your examples simply show that male and female students have a
> > predisposition to react
> > differently to the same circumstances.
>
> Perhaps the word bias was strong, however it is applicable to the first
> study I mentioned where the researches saw evidence that girls had less
> physical experience.  Certainly when boys and girls are mixed the male
> competition leaves the girls out, which could be considered a bias.

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