Girls say they enjoy math in earlier grades, but tend to shy away in adolescence. However, as many girls as boys now take advanced math classes in high school and major in math almost as often in college. A the graduate level, however, the number of women entering math programs drops off significantly. The change doesn t occur in graduate school, though. During the elementary years, females tend to be praised for their neat handwriting and appearance of assignments while boys are judged more on the actual content.
Boys tend to speak as they think, which explains teachers quick recognition of male students.
This forces girls to refrain from answering, and begins the trend that leads to less interest in math and science. One alternative, segregation, has been a hot topic recently. Girls in exclusive math and science classes have been shown to achieve higher scores in tests and enjoy these subjects more.