By: Shannon Laughlin
Growing up as a girl interested in math and science, I’ve been made very aware of the gender stereotypes and inequality common within our society. I’ve heard the sexist “make me a sandwich, woman” jokes, read the studies s…
by: Nicole Murgia
As a girl who once struggled and despised everything that had to do with math, I can personally relate to Carol S. Dweck’s explanation of why many women believe that they are not “gifted” in math in her essay Is Math a Gift? Bel…
When we think about who does well in school – who gets the best grades, or seems to know all the answers to the teacher’s questions – we tend to think about people that we consider to be smart. Whether … Continue reading →
In Is Math a Gift? by Carol S Dwight, she mainly emphasizes on the results of optimistic versus pessimistic thinking. Unlike Valian, Dweck goes more into depth of the effects of entity and incremental thinking. For those of you who may have forgotten, …
“Is Math a Gift? Beliefs that Put Females At Risk” by Carol Dweck is the 3rd essay featured in the book “Why Aren’t More Women in Science?”. Dweck’s essay takes a turn from the first two essays although it still relates to themes brought …
According to Carol Dweck in “Is Math a Gift?: Beliefs that Put Females at Risk,” there are two types of students: those who think that their academic skills and others who believe they can learn and grow in academics. When I was in elementary scho…
Carol Dweck’s essay Is Math a Gift? Beliefs that put Females at Risk? puts the focus on how our thoughts can influence our performance, specifically in the middle school era. Dweck really talks about how we perceive our talent to be a huge factor in …
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Is Math a Gift, an academic paper of Dweck, states a brand new angle that it is not the lack of ability, but the combination of entity belief and stereotype makes girls venerable when face academic obstacle. At the same time, girls who believe…
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Although this is not a comparative essay, I think that this passage “Is Math A Gift? Beliefs That Put Female at risk” raises lots of different opinions about fewer women in top science compared with passage one and two. Carol thinks that men and wo…