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The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
The Student News Site of Millard West High School

The Catalyst
When it comes to academics, the environment you are in can determine your success.

Beyond the desk

Natalie Fink, Staff Reporter
September 10, 2024
David and Myra Sadker, authors of “Failing at Fairness: How America’s Schools Cheat Girls,” found that there are major differences in the expectations, attention and praise given to students by teachers based on gender.

Sexism starts in the classroom

Morgan Weir, Opinions Editor
February 8, 2021
With the internet in immediate reach, students can find the answers to their questions fast. However, studies involving college lectures allowed three classroom groups: those who could text about whatever they pleased during the lesson, those who were allowed to text if only about the lesson and a control group. The results, published in Computers in Human Behavior, the on-topic groups did 70 percent better than those will free reign.

Behind the screen

Olivia Oeth, News Director
February 28, 2020
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