As a woman, mother, and, future teacher, I am worried about the future of young girls. Female students consistantly score lower then boys on standardized tests and take fewer advanced math courses. Some schools have implemented single-sex classrooms to ensure that girls receive the attention and modified instruction that they sometimes need. Others have chosen to modify already existing programs. Still others, have done nothing. This problem has become a source of controversy and frustration. …showed first 75 words of 803 total…

…showed last 75 words of 803 total…be surprised at how much we can gain as a society. Works Cited Pettitt, Lisa, 'Middle School Students' Perception of Math and Science;         Abilities & Related Careers.' Diss. 61st Biennial Meeting of the         Society for Research in Child Development, Indianapolis, Indiana,         March 30-April 2, 1995. Bleuins-Knabe, Belinda, & Musun-Miller, Linda, 'Parental Beliefs about         Developement of Preschool Children's Number Skills.' Diss. 53rd         Biennial Meeting of the Society for Research in Child Development,         Seattle, Washington, April 18-20, 1991