The following is a validation that we still have a long way to go to make change happen when it comes to beliefs and perceptions about little girls and education. When I did research for my GUTSY book (due out in January) I was both frustrated and delighted with the studies that show how our own adult anxieties are picked up by little learners.
The more we can bring these fears and concerns to consciousness, the more we can alleviate their impact.
In my work, I am dedicated to target and transform behavior patterns to spark success. The ingrained patterns of past generations are often merely myths we are now popping to explode and make way for new ways of thinking and relating.
Click the link below to read:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/ann-brenoff/girls-good-at-math-study_b_1146191.html
Girls Are Good At Math, New Study Claims
Ann Brenoff
Senior Writer, The Huffington Post
Sylvia Lafair
Sylvia Lafair, PhD, is President of CEO – Creative Energy Options, Inc., a global consulting company focused on optimizing workplace relationships through her exclusive PatternAware™ Leadership Model. Dr. Lafair is the author of Don’t Bring It to Work: Breaking the Family Patterns That Limit Success published by Jossey-Bass. As an executive coach and leadership educator, she has more than 30 years of experience with all levels of management from leading corporate officers of global companies to executives of non-profits and owners of leading family-owned businesses. She is now offering GUTSY Women Weekends, giving women the opportunity to dialogue and clarify next steps.
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