Gender roles have always been a major part of our way of life. The competition of gender roles do not just begin in the workplace; it starts in the school atmosphere.
Gender roles in the school environment have an affect on the rest the students' future. The text says, " Schools serve as 'gatekeepers'..." This means that the schools, the influence to the personal lives of the students, are responsible for what they feed to the minds of the students. The schools are to watch what they teach their students because their minds are still clay that is being crafted.
Both genders go through different phases from when they start elementary school to when they enter in the higher grades. The text says, "In some measures of school readiness, such as fine motor control, girls are ahead of boys. Twelve years later, girls have fallen behind their male classmates in key areas such as higher-level mathematics and measures of self-esteem." This means that girls start out at a higher level than the boys. Falling back, girls now have lower math grades and self-esteem.
Feeding young minds of students, schools could see a brighter future. The text states, "...Latinas are not achieving primarily because they are in low-achieving (poverty) schools, not because they are girls." This means that the school is at fault for not choosing to truly invest in the lives of young Latina girls. The text clearly states that it is not because they are girls, but the school should focus on all of the students and make sure that they are doing their absolute best.
Making sure every student has what they need, Schools should have the main goal that they will their best no matter what their gender. What would the world be like if this goal was met?
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