ABSTRACT
My mother was the first person to really make me think about gender bias in my teaching. In August before school started, I mentioned to Mom the research the American Association of University Women conducted on gender biases in the classroom, published as the report How Sclwols Slwrtchange Girls (1992). In general, I explained to her that boys typically receive more of a teacher's time, attention, and energy than girls do. I mentioned that boys are usually called on before girls and that boys dominate class discussions. Then I dared to tell Mom that I would never fall into this trap. As a female student, I knew what it was like to have boys dominate discussions in high school and middle school. I told Mom that I would be sure to call on just as many girls as boys and would never allow the boys to dominate the classroom.
