-> Heh, what I meant was I am not interested in a "battle of the
-> sexes" discussion...  Time is short since Bertha went through.
No problem. I imagine that would quickly get off-topic anyhow. BTW, who
is Bertha?
-> What I found so fascinating is that there was (I recall- and that is
-> always risky with me) that there is evidence that girls should be
-> taught math concepts early so that they (or the neural
-> pathways were in place) would develop those parts of the brain
-> before puberty.
This one I had not heard of before, but it is appealing to me, and
corresponds to some of the stuff about linguistic development (why kids
can learn foreign languages more easily when they are young).
This (if you _are_ recalling correctly  ) also makes me think that we
should be doing more higher level learning activities in math earlier,
which is partly what is the current trend in math professional circles.
-> Will search in _Brain Sex_ by Moir and Jessel and _Learning and
-> Teaching Style_ by Kathleen Butler since they are on the shelf and
-> handy.
Well, if you find some interesting tidbits, please share.
Sheila
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