What beliefs and expectations underlie teachers differential treatment of male and female students?
3. I always thought girls were uninteresting and boys interesting. I have realised that partly I thought this because I identify with the girls. They are like me and I guess basically I see myself as uninteresting. Early childhood teacher 3. What life experiences may have led to such devaluing of femininity? What qualities might the teacher see in boys that make them interesting? How might this result in differential treatment of boys and girls? 4. They walk past and hassle all these other groups and make comments about them. What comments? Like, “Oh I hate him, he’s really gay”. I mean it always gets back to gay with all those guys. It’s sort of like the big insult. Male high school student 4. What expectations about gender are operating at the school? What are the consequences for students subjected to this kind of behaviour? 5. Why can’t they (teachers) see that just because I have trouble with English I’m not stupid? They see me with an ESL tag. Asian male high school student 5. Wh
