How to Expel Hurtful Stereotypes from Classrooms across the Country: Scientific American - 3 views
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David Boxer on 17 Sep 13Stereotype threat seems to be a particularly pernicious; however, I wonder if we, as educators, could identify stereotype threat, what opportunities would we have with students to mitigate the effects, especially in high stakes environments.
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eaurand on 17 Sep 13I have rarely heard a student speak of stereotype threat while teaching, but on a personal level in more casual conversations my own children and others have mentioned the phenomenon w/o identifying "stereotype threat"
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The more malleable view of performance offered by stereotype threat research moves us to a more interactive view focused on the relationship bet
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What are some of the contextual cues that can cause stereotype to occur? And how do we, as educators, take advantage of the fact that is a "malleable" phenomenon? (Potentially, could we support learners by developing helpful interventions?)
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Organization of groups and assumptions we make as educators can cause these stereotypes to be exploited. How might we use this common occurrence in classrooms as a tool to mitigate stereotype threat?
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