Many teachers do this unconsciously. For example, one teacher did not know how unequal her attention was to the classroom until she saw a videotape that proved she praised boys more and reprimanded girls. White males receive the most attention who in return are those on the top getting paid the most in the economic world. Gender, ethnicity, and classroom discourse. Researchers have found that male students speak more often than female students in K-12 classrooms.
Men dominate formal conversations because women are likely to be interrupted than men.
The study was done in 1960s when feminists today recognize as a period of unconscious racism in the feminist movement. Race becomes a factor as to why classroom participation is suppressed when the further removed the student becomes from hemogenic position of a white male. Women dominate in computer-mediate discussions, but drop out of conversation when they feel their point is being argued. The findings show that boys dominate. Teachers interact with students according to their personality traits.