Educating Gender
Mentor Teachers and Classroom Environments: Exploring implicit bias and gender norms
One of my professional roles is as the director of The Mentor Teacher Training Program at American Jewish University’s graduate education...
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Educating Gender
- Jun 14
- 5 min
On Cheating in Schools: Is It a Gendered Game?
There’s a good chance that Aristotle cheated on some test or exam at some point in his education. Cheating or academic dishonesty has...
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Educating Gender
- May 25
- 3 min
An invitation to Engage:The Pathways World School Gurgaon, India and Gender Sustainability(Part 3/3)
The final two sessions of my work with the Pathways World School Gurgaon in India, discussed in Part I and Part II of this blog post,...
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Educating Gender
- Apr 21
- 3 min
An invitation to Engage: The Pathways Aravali School, India and Gender Sustainability (Part I of 3)
Bhavna’s invitation came in the form of a message on Twitter. The chaotic and happenstance world of social media made a connection that...
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Educating Gender
- Mar 30
- 4 min
Women’s Rights and Afghanistan: An Essential Lesson for Learning Right Now
With the twentieth anniversary of 9/11, the United States and the world watch the painful and difficult withdrawal of American troops...
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Educating Gender
- Dec 28, 2021
- 4 min
Gender and Implicit Bias: Three Steps to Support New Teachers
One of the most significant challenges for administrators in supporting new teachers is to help them unpack their previous notions of...
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Educating Gender
- Oct 19, 2021
- 3 min
The Dangers of Education as a Vocation
Often, educators are told, in implicit and explicit ways, that they are less than. “Those who cannot do, teach” is the classic line we...
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Educating Gender
- Sep 14, 2021
- 4 min
8 Effective Strategies for Teaching Boys about Gender. Part II: Beyond the Canary in the Coal Mine.
As I mentioned in Part I of this two-part post, the main approach to thinking about boys and getting them more engaged with school and...
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Educating Gender
- May 25, 2021
- 5 min
The Real Learning Loss: Not In At-Home Schooling, But In the Home
The constant buzz this year in the press and social media about the year of at-home schooling has centered on the question of learning...
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Educating Gender
- May 4, 2021
- 4 min
Disrupting Class: A Working List
Disruption in classrooms has a name and it's not Sarah. Her hair is something out of an epic Greek myth. Everyday Sarah comes to school...
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Educating Gender
- Apr 20, 2021
- 5 min
Autonomous Learning Behaviors Vs. Learned Helplessness: What’s Gender Got to Do with It? Part II
Kenny, an 11th grader at a school where I am the academic director, is struggling universally in all his classes. The school which Kenny...
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Educating Gender
- Mar 16, 2021
- 4 min
Single Sex Education: A Road to Empowerment or Increased Oppression?
I have written previously about the potential and power of single sex education. Educating Gender examined the work of long time head of...
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Educating Gender
- Mar 3, 2021
- 3 min
The Double Standard of Physical Education in Schools
I had a love-hate relationship with gym class in school. While I loved to run around and play games, I was a heavy child after the age of...
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Educating Gender
- Jul 6, 2020
- 3 min
Moving at the Speed of Work and Play
Dolls and Blocks and Dress Up Closets and Action Figures are for play. Desks and Pens and Books and Paper are for work. Sitting at a desk...
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Educating Gender
- Jun 8, 2020
- 5 min
A Working Definition for Schools Regarding Masculin(ities)
All boys’ high schools, which I have worked for as a teacher, administrator and consultant, are simple to understand and, at the same...
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Educating Gender
- May 11, 2020
- 4 min
More Male Teachers in Schools, Better Educational Results for Boys? Not So Fast!
The argument goes something like this… The preponderance of female teachers in schools, particularly at the elementary school level, may...
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Educating Gender
- May 4, 2020
- 4 min
Act Like a Man...Shifting Perspectives on Gender and the Art of Growing Up
Boys used to wear dresses. In the 19th century, it was fairly common for young boys to be brought up wearing girls’ clothing until about...
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Educating Gender
- Apr 27, 2020
- 4 min
“Do You Think This Is Okay?”: Performing Gender and Disciplining Students
Shakespeare makes many references to life as a type of play. The author imagines that we are all really on a stage performing our roles...
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Educating Gender
- Mar 16, 2020
- 4 min
The Peace of 1815
If you are a student educated in the United States, it is impossible not to be triggered by the phrase, “the War of 1812”. Yes, of...
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Educating Gender
- Mar 2, 2020
- 4 min
Playgrounds and Classrooms and Everything In-between
Jessie is wicked fast. She’s so fast, that when she’s standing still she still looks like she’s moving. For months, the third grade...
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Jason is flexible and attentive, yet remains committed to his high expectations of my work in tackling tough situations and tasks. With a sense of humor and compassion for the rigor of a leadership position, he knows how to guide me with just the right amount of productive stress. I appreciate that.
Daphne Orenshein - Elementary School Principal: Hillel Hebrew Academy