Do guys learn better from guys?A provocative new study suggests a teacher's gender matters, and in fact, affects learning outcomes. Boys learn better from male teachers, girls from female teachers, says Swarthmore College Swarthmore College, at Swarthmore, Pa.; coeducational; founded 1864 by the Society of Friends. It maintains a cooperative program with Bryn Mawr College, Haverford College, and the Univ. of Pennsylvania. professor and researcher Thomas (language) Thomas - A language compatible with the language Dylan(TM). Thomas is NOT Dylan(TM). The first public release of a translator to Scheme by Matt Birkholz, Jim Miller, and Ron Weiss, written at Digital Equipment Corporation's Cambridge Research Laboratory runs Dee. His study was based on a survey of 25,000 eighth graders. Dee cautioned against drawing fast conclusions. "We should be thinking carefully about why we're we're Contraction of we are. we're we are getting these results," he said. Dee's study comes as the proportion of male teachers is at its lowest in 40 years. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] |
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