tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post557861719931146345..comments2024-03-13T21:26:03.011-07:00Comments on Right on the Left Coast: Views From a Conservative Teacher: Gender ChartsDarrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15730642770935985796noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-33393848979960222192015-01-19T08:27:46.744-08:002015-01-19T08:27:46.744-08:00Ellen,
I taught the AP Chem class. My daughter t...Ellen,<br /><br /><br />I taught the AP Chem class. My daughter took it... at another school. She spent many hours at the dining room table with me learning how to do the homework problems. The next day in class when the teacher couldn't answer questions about the homework my daughter was able to show the other students how to work them. On the other hand, her class did make some very nice posters for "Mole Day."<br /><br />I always maintained that you shouldn't be allowed to teach an AP class unless you could pass the AP Exam.Jerry Doctornoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-90248899666140703362015-01-17T20:20:00.383-08:002015-01-17T20:20:00.383-08:00Or, you could hire a teacher who has emergency cer...Or, you could hire a teacher who has emergency certification who may or may not be able to teach an upper level science or math course. Right now I have AP students complaining to me about a couple of such teachers right now. Despite the AP requirement to file a syllabus for approval, both have simply adopted existing programs and the students are not learning the material.Ellen Khttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02845981491726296767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10348701.post-64821106832686622542015-01-16T14:10:38.530-08:002015-01-16T14:10:38.530-08:00For 2011-2012 41% of bachelor's degrees, 43% o...For 2011-2012 41% of bachelor's degrees, 43% of master's degrees and 37% of doctorates in statistics went to females. Perhaps this under-representation is why so many of those complaining about the treatment of women seem to have so much trouble with numbers.<br /><br />One time the district science supervisor was complaining about my department's failure to have gender equity in our higher level science classes. I finally had to explain to her that in order to have equal male/female representation in these classes, some of the girls would have to be removed.Jerry Doctornoreply@blogger.com