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Essay / The impact of education and gender on children's education
When it comes to education and gender, the world is actively becoming aware of the problems that the education system presents to children and recognizing the influence of gender on children's learning. However, the gender of the child is not always the main contributor to the inequalities that exist in the education system, but rather a combination of the child's class, social life and expectations of an acceptable image in the company. 'Boys Education in Australia' (McLean, 1996), together with three reviews, examines these issues, including gender, and discusses in more detail how these issues need to be addressed for better education for both sexes. contributed to the inequalities that children suffered in the education system, as working class children were treated differently from upper class children. McLean suggests that a child's academic success no longer depends on their intelligence, but rather on their status in society. McLean also observed that society did not debate how upper-class children enjoyed automatic advantages and competitive advantages in school, while working-class children's academic success was rarely achieved. This result was because teachers viewed working-class children as average students, while upper-class children were motivated and cared for individually. Furthermore, McLean argues that teachers did not realize that their negative behavior was contributing to the children's failures, but instead blamed working-class families. Because of these factors, working class children often felt unmotivated and ashamed of belonging to a working class family – the emotions...... middle of paper ...... arise due to 'a combination of issues, such as gender, identity of the child. social class in society and society's expectations of boys to be insensitive to female issues. McLean communicates on the issues mentioned above and also suggests the steps to be taken to improve the education of boys, as he believes that excessive attention is given to girls due to feminist waves. J.Orr agrees with McLean and suggests that boys might discontinue their education if more school activities are geared toward girls. So more attention needs to be paid to boys. However, Lynda A., Typer-Viola and Cesario argue that gender is the main reason for inequalities in the education system, as there are more boys than girls enrolled in school. It is therefore essential to understand that gender, along with many other factors, contribute to the inequalities that exist in the education system..