Q. The girls in my Chemistry class do very well on the tests, but don’t seem to have much interest in the lab exercises. Do you have any suggestions?
A. A study on girls in physics class pointed out that when girls are partnered with other girls, they do better in a science class. If you can do that, I’d recommend that girls work together in lab. The reason is that the boys tend to jump into a lab and get right to work and the girls end up being the scribes. As a friend said, make sure you keep your hands in your pockets when you teach girls – make them do it!