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https://phys.org/news/2025-07-large-scale-mounting-case-notion.html Large-scale study adds to mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math

Large-scale study adds to mounting case against notion that boys are born better at math Twenty years ago, cognitive psychologist Elizabeth Spelke took a strong position in an ongoing public debate. "There are no differences in overall intrinsic aptitude for science and mathematics among women and men," the researcher declared. A new paper in the journal Nature, written by Spelke and a....

Unsettled science on longer-run effects of early education More rigorous research is needed on how to design programs

How to be a Play-Based "Teacher" I never pretend to know what kids will learn on any given day and, honestly, any teacher who does is either deluded or blowi...