Avoid or reword sports analogies. Or at least
monitor how many you use. Pay attention in the
math and science books—how many problems use
sports as a way to demonstrate a story problem? If
there are too many, have a session where you and
the other teachers, or you and the kids rewrite them.
Talk about those media messages. Point out to
older children that you don't have to sell everything
with sex. Point out when commercials are
demeaning to a specific group. This all falls under
Character Education—building respect for others.
Talk about careers all the time. Relate what you
are learning to how it could be used later in life. Make
this a part of every math and science lesson. Let
them hear the words "engineer," "scientist," and
"researcher" every day of their school year.
Develop those spatial/analytical skills
whenever possible. Create opportunities to build
and experiment with materials. Make up for the lost
Barbie years.
Build your content knowledge. If science and
math are not your strengths, take classes or have a
study group to build up your own confidence. Kids
know when you aren’t comfortable with a subject.
Girls read this as "This is something girls don't learn
well."
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