There is always a lot of class discussion in Mrs. Abel’s English class. Mrs. Abel uses a Socratic approach in hopes that discussions flow naturally from her students. She bases a significant portion of the classroom participation grade on these discussions. However, she notices that the girls in her class are less willing to speak than the boys. What two approaches might work to remedy this situation?
I) Telling the girls that they should participate more
II) Raising questions during discussion about how genders are similar and different
III) Reminding students of her grading system
IV) Having individual conferences with her students and privately discuss participation issues
