EDU101.0002Chapter2Syntheses

Below are our class's syntheses of information from Chapter 2 in the book //The Joy of Teaching// by Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick (2008).
(Note: Each team should state the question they are addressing (put that text in bold); underneath that, post the synthesis of everyone's summaries; underneath that, list the members of your team (first name, last initial only).)

There was no intellectual advantages between both genders. The spatial relations are controlled by the right hemisphere and the left hemisphere controls language and other sequential skills. The females favor the left that has to do with reading, writing and speaking. The males favor the right which helps them perform better on tests of spatial visualization and have more achievement in math and science. Culture reinforces views on gender by expecting females to act feminine are quiet in school, well behaved. While reinforcing that males be independent, assertive, self reliant and they ignore their feelings. Teachers need to show acceptance and understanding of all students whether they show masculine or feminine characteristics regardless of their gender. Nicole P., Mike Keim, Maria L.
 * How does gender influence students?**

In "The Joy of Teaching" by Gene E. Hall //et al.// the author(s) state, on this subject specifically, that schools are described and distinguished by their Socioeconomic Status (SES). It has been said that families of lower income have lower graduation rates and college attendance. Families in this category are more worried about working rather than being involved in their school systems. Families in the upper class category tend to get better advantages for their children such as tutors and have a higher college acceptance rate. The “middle” class, which makes up the bulk of the country, is more involved in the school and the activities that they put on and are generally more concerned with their child’s grades. Students living in poverty are more likely to have lower health rates and are more likely to be ejected from homes depriving them of a place to live and potentially a way to get to school.
 * How does socio-economic status (SES) affect students?**
 * Cam B., Mike K., Roger B., Chino**

In //The Joy of Teaching// by Gene Hall, Linda Quinn, and Donna Gollnick, they discuss the religious diversity in the country and its importance within the classroom. Christianity is the most prominent religion in America, accounting for forty-eight percent of the religious population. Religion effects more than just what someone believes, but their views of society, friendships, political attitudes, roles of men and women, and more. Different religions have different specified needs within the classroom. These varying religious beliefs typically dictate the outline of a families weekly routine. Teachers need to be ready to accept and respect the different religious traditions, and not push their views onto the students. Jacob Marcoux, Kevin Lind, Colby Hill
 * What are the religions of students?**

The Joy of Teaching by Hall, Quinn, and Gollnick, explores the relationship of gender to academic performance in the classroom. They discuss the different learning styles of girls and boys with boys being deductive thinkers whereas girls are inductive thinkers. Meaning: that boys move from the general to the detailed and girls move from more detailed concepts to the general ones. They also look at the causes of these gender stereotypes and whether they develop out of nurture or nature. For example whether children show certain characteristics due to modeling themselves after the same sex parent or because of biological make up. The authors feel that women are encouraged to be both feminine and achieve in a male based society while guys are simply expected to be masculine. They go on to say that classroom settings encourage boys to take on feminine traits. Hall, Quinn, and Gollnick encourage teachers to teach to the student not the gender and to encourage academic excellence whether the student shows masculine or feminine characteristics. Abby Hersom, Bianca Stoutamyer, Dylan Rogers
 * How Does Gender Influence Students?**


 * How does socioeconomic status affect students?**

In //Joy of Teaching// Hall, Quinn and Gollnick say that socioeconomic status, or SES, can improve or degrade a child's opportunity to learn, as well as affect other aspects of their life. There are three main groupings of SES, which are low-income, middle-class, and upper middle-class. Low-income families face a multitude of struggles, such as chronic health problems; pour diet, low graduation rates, housing issues, and less safety (Hall et al. 65). Middle class students are more likely to perform well in school; their parents are often actively involved with their student’s life, and there is often a lot of pressure place on education. High income families can afford more academic opportunities, including tutors, music and art lessons, private schools, computers and high speed internet, and the parents are generally well educated and push their children in the direction of college (Hall et al. 66). Socioeconomic status can improve or degrade a child’s opportunity to learn, as well as affect other aspects of their life. Brian Nolan, Cameron LeBlanc, Tyler Oren, Evgeni Bouzakine