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...these reasons, it is unsurprising to find statistical evidence that men and women reason differently. While men excel at spatial tasks and mathematical reasoning, women tend to perform better on tests of perceptual speed and mathematical calculations. This is not to say one gender is smarter than another—or that one can accurately predict the behavior or ability of individuals—but rather that sex differences correlate with differences in the means of the respective populations...
...experience, people who feel directly affected by issues—whether it be of public policy, race, gender, class, sexual orientation, or something else entirely—tend to favor opportunities that allow them to work directly on those particular issues. On the other hand, people who feel less directly impacted by such specific issues are likely to respond to more abstract notions of the value of political participation and to take greater interest in studying and analyzing the political process...
...seek out risk,” he said. According to Mansfield, this “virtue,” while not exclusive to men, goes hand-in-hand with the different roles to which men and women are better suited. For instance, Mansfield said, men are more abstract and tend not to let their personal biases and emotions obstruct an argument. “All of the greatest philosophers have been men,” he said. “You’re so charming,” interjected Wolf, “but I’m profoundly...
...positive side, Gen M students tend to be extraordinarily good at finding and manipulating information. And presumably because modern childhood tilts toward visual rather than print media, they are especially skilled at analyzing visual data and images, observes Claudia Koonz, professor of history at Duke University. A growing number of college professors are using film, audio clips and PowerPoint presentations to play to their students' strengths and capture their evanescent attention. It's a powerful way to teach history, says Koonz. "I love bringing media into the classroom, to be able to go to the website for Edward R. Murrow...
...continuing with political institutions and folkways long after their proper expiration date. Mired in inertia, Harvard is conservative in everything from its housing policies to its investment strategies to its student body’s simultaneous love of liberalism and objection to all things radical.Of course, Harvard students tend to favor social change far more than the voters of Missouri. But Harvard students have two distinctive characteristics that limit their tolerance for rapid change. First, students who make it to Harvard have done pretty well with the status quo. We’re not all wealthy and upper class?...