Subtle, Powerful Influences of Adults

Posted by Brian W. Koenig on 26 January 2010 | 5 Comments

Tags: teacher influence, anxiety, students, math

An article in the Chicago Tribune today reminds me of the subtle, yet powerful, influence adults have over children in our schools. This article sites research published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences from January. In this research, women teachers' anxiety about math seemed to influence the performance of girls in their classroom.

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