[UbuntuWomen] Women learn more slowly, or can't learn, about computer science?

[Jan Claeys]

Op donderdag 03-04-2008 om 20:54 uur [tijdzone -0400], schreef Christina
Eater:
> Speaking only for myself, yes, definitely. My CS and computer-related
> classes comprised a majority of male students who had or claimed
> previous experience in the subjects being taught, and often acted
> superior and bored. ("Oh, you're still working on that project? That
> was easy. I did that in an hour last night.") I was stunned when
> professors told me I was among the best in the class; the attitudes of
> my classmates suggested quite the opposite. Maybe that's a difference
> in communication methods, I don't know, but it certainly had the
> effect of making me feel stupid and, yes, intimidated.

Your classmates probably only meant to say: "I did
just-enough-to-get-my-grades in one hour last night"...   ;-)



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Jan Claeys