Define stereotype threat, Define "stereotype threat."

Define stereotype threat

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Education and affirmative action

Mon. filmviewing: Precious Knowledge

Required reading/listening:

1. Margolis, J. (2008) Stuck in the Shallow End: Education, Race & Computing. Chapters 4 & 5

2. Endsley, Rikki. September 9, 2013. To my daughter's high school programming teacher.

3. Prologue and Act 1 (36 minutes)of This American Life #512: House Rules.Nov 22, 2013

You may read the transcript instead of listening to the radio program

Questions:

1. Compare Canyon Charter High School (chapter 4) with Westward High School (chapter 3). Which school has an opportunity gap, and which has an achievement gap? Why do you think that these gaps exist? (3-5 sentences)

2. Define "stereotype threat." According to the authors of Stuck in the Shallow End, how do stereotype threats manifest themselves in schools? How do they relate to the story of Rikki Endsley's daughter in the article you read? (4-5 sentences)

3. Describe the Computer Science Equity Alliance (CSEA). How has the program been successful? What challenges does the program face? (5-6 sentences)

4. This American Life episode - explain the policy of ‘redlining' in the 1930s-1960s as discussed in this podcast. How might this policy still have an impact on communities today? (5-6 sentences)

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