http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/american-schools Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:51:25 -0400 Thu, 04 Jun 2026 17:51:25 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/939/the-gender-binary-working-towards-uniqueness-in-american-education By Kenneth J. Macri - Many individuals grow up with gender-biased tendencies and don’t even realize it. They grow up with an unwarranted perception of what gender is supposed to be, and they conform to conventional gender roles inside the classroom, resulting in those roles being mimicked outside of the classroom. Mary and David Sadker argue that “boys were far more likely to receive praise or remediation from a teacher than were girls. The girls were most likely to receive an acknowledgement response from their teacher.” They also go on to argue that “teachers give boys greater opportunity... Tue, 11 Nov 2014 11:11 EST http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/939/the-gender-binary-working-towards-uniqueness-in-american-education