[pervycreeper]

A child doesn't get picked once, and that's evidence of institutionalized bias?

[bellerocky]

As I said, it's simply an anecdote of teacher tracking, and you've mischaracterized what I've said. I've noticed all semester long he's been ignoring girls trying to participate, and on the last day my daughter raised her hand the entire class, not just once. Still, as I said, it's an anecdote, not statistically significant, but if you want statistical evidence, teacher tracking is a real and widely known problem with lots of studies and policy discussions.

[oddevan]

A child doesn't get picked for an entire class and loses out to a student that doesn't have his hand raised. Sounds like bias to me.

[sp332]

What bellerocky described is institutionalized bias. It only takes one incident like that to discourage someone.

[pervycreeper]

>What bellerocky described is institutionalized bias.

No, it's confirmation bias, not to mention sampling, and entitlement complexes.

[sp332]

Entitlement, sure. But the boy's entitlement was confirmed while the girl's wasn't.

[pervycreeper]

The parent's entitlement.

[bellerocky]

I thought about this, and because I worried of coming across as an entitled parent I didn't say anything to the teacher. If I keep seeing it, whether it is my child or any of the other girls I will say something though.