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Society – BOLD https://boldscience.org/society/ Science for growing minds Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:53:44 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 https://boldscience.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/11/cropped-favicon.png Society – BOLD https://boldscience.org/society/ 32 32 How preschoolers see inequality in the classroom https://boldscience.org/how-preschoolers-see-inequality-in-the-classroom/ https://boldscience.org/how-preschoolers-see-inequality-in-the-classroom/#respond Thu, 27 Mar 2025 09:53:39 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=24254 Children in a classroom raise their hands to answer a teacher's question.

Children in a classroom raise their hands to answer a teacher's question.

Children think those who contribute more in class are more interested and intelligent]]> https://boldscience.org/how-preschoolers-see-inequality-in-the-classroom/feed/ 0 What do books teach children about race and gender? https://boldscience.org/what-do-books-teach-children-about-race-and-gender/ https://boldscience.org/what-do-books-teach-children-about-race-and-gender/#respond Mon, 24 Mar 2025 10:54:27 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=24130 Three children are lying on the floor, reading a book together.

Three children are lying on the floor, reading a book together.

Text and images in influential children’s books present a distorted view of the population]]> https://boldscience.org/what-do-books-teach-children-about-race-and-gender/feed/ 0 Do educational interventions increase equality? https://boldscience.org/do-educational-interventions-increase-equality/ https://boldscience.org/do-educational-interventions-increase-equality/#respond Thu, 20 Mar 2025 09:27:11 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=24141 A group of children are crossing a crosswalk.

A group of children are crossing a crosswalk.

Focusing on individual students and ignoring structural factors may reinforce inequality]]> https://boldscience.org/do-educational-interventions-increase-equality/feed/ 0 Inflated praise can reinforce stereotypes https://boldscience.org/inflated-praise-can-reinforce-stereotypes/ https://boldscience.org/inflated-praise-can-reinforce-stereotypes/#respond Thu, 13 Mar 2025 10:40:33 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=23835 A teacher talks to students at a table.

However well-intentioned, it can send the wrong message]]> https://boldscience.org/inflated-praise-can-reinforce-stereotypes/feed/ 0 Can personalized learning increase educational equity? https://boldscience.org/can-personalized-learning-increase-educational-equity/ https://boldscience.org/can-personalized-learning-increase-educational-equity/#respond Thu, 06 Mar 2025 10:29:32 +0000 https://boldscience.org/?p=23830 A teacher helps a student with school work on a laptop.

A teacher helps a student with school work on a laptop.

If not implemented well, personalized learning technologies risk harming the most disadvantaged students ]]> https://boldscience.org/can-personalized-learning-increase-educational-equity/feed/ 0