研究:女教师偏爱同性 阻碍男孩成长

　　The study of primary schools in the county suggests that under-performanceamong boys in most national exams could be linked to lower expectations.

　　对郡内小学的研究显示在大多数国考中男孩表现不佳可能和低期望值有关。

　　The research mainly implicates women teachers, since nearly 90 per cent of primary school teachers are female. It warned that school staff find boys’ play, such as wieldingtoy guns, ‘particularly challenging and difficult’.

　　这一研究主要涉及女教师，因为近90%的小学教师是女性。研究警告说，教职人员认为像玩玩具枪这种男孩游戏“特别具有挑战性和难度”。

资料图 长大后女孩也是相当自信 

　　Boys are punished and urged to conform toa more feminine style of play instead of being taught how to play responsibly with their preferred toys.

　　教师们惩罚男孩，驱使男孩进行一些更女性化的游戏，而不是教他们如何有责任感地玩他们喜欢的玩具。

　　Bonny Hartley, the study’s lead author, said: ‘By seven or eight years old, children of both genders believe that boys are less focused, able, and successful than girls – and think that adults endorsethis stereotype. There are signs that these expectations have the potential to become self-fulfillingin influencing children’s actual conduct and achievement.’

　　该研究的主要作者伯尼 哈特利说：“到七八岁的时候，男孩和女孩都认为男孩不如女孩能集中注意力、能干以及成功，并认为成年人也认可这一模式。有迹象表明这些期望有可能内化并影响孩子的实际行为和成就。