Girls in Science
Monday, August 8th, 2011Belmont Abbey College Students Help
According to a research team in Northern Illinois University, girls in high school are enjoying science less than their counter parts in science. Why? This study is just preliminary and more results will be released later. The data indicates that females are bored in science class more often than the males. Well the study does not indicate why but my guess is partly due to society telling them for years, perhaps even decades, that science and mathematics is a boys’ subject.
I believe we must dispel this myth early in science. I am trying to do this with my program called Girls Leading Girls in Science. I am working with 5th grade girls from a Title 1 school alongside with female STEM majors from Belmont Abbey College. Not only have we begun our mentoring program we are launching a research project with the entire 5th grade class in January, 2010. Stay tuned as we present the research project and see the impact.