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AWomanCanLearnAnythingaManCanFollow-up5SummaryandassignmentScanning:2ndreadingfordetailsSkimming:1streadingforoutlineLead-in3412Contents6LanguagepointsLead-in---criticalthinkingonavideoclipWhatstereotypedoesthevideoclipimply?---pairdiscussiononthestereotype•Pairdiscussion(5minutes):•Whatcareersareconsideredtobe“men-dominated”?•Whatmaycontributetothisstereotype?Men’sdominancefaultypremisesfaultypremise:amistakenstatementfromwhichanotherfollowsasaconclusion错误的前提---pairdiscussiononfaultypremises•Pairdiscussion(3minutes):•Whatfaultypremisesdopeoplehavetowardswomen?•Womenarehome-dominatedFaultypremise1•WomenarephysicallyweakFaultypremise2•WomengeneticallydobetterinliberalartsthaninscienceFaultypremise3Ifwefocusmoreonhowflexibleweare,onhowpowerfulourbrainsare,thingsmaybedifferent.mechanic:apersonwhosejobistorepairandmaintainmachinesengineerastronautstatesmanAWomanCanLearnAnythingaManCanPresidentofKoreaCEOofIBMNobelPrizewinnerinphysicsSkimming:1streadingforoutline---fastreadingin10minutesPart1(paras1-5)AnincidentPart2(paras6-9)TheeffortsPart3(paras10-11)TheconclusionHowshestumbledintoengineeringHowshehasovercomeobstacles,includingthebiasagainstwomenHowcanawomanlearnanythingamancanPart1:howshestumbledintoengineering•WhenIwasakid…para1•WhenIwasincollege…para2•WhenIwasinhighschool….paras3-5Scanning:2ndreadingfordetails---analysisofthetextPart2:howshehasovercomeobstaclesManypeoplethinkwomenarenotgoodatmathtodowhatIambestatI’mnogoodatalgebramathcomesnaturallytomenIdiscovered…stumbleinto…difficultydoesn’tmean…simpleindication…youcan'tjudgeaperson’sabilitypara6para7para8para9Part3:howcanawomenlearnanythingamancan?(para11)•tohaveconfidenceinoneselfToknowthatshecandoit•toriskinthefieldthatisconsideredunsuitableforwomenTotakealeapoffaith•toacceptother’sopinionswithone’sownjudgmentTohaveselectivehearingLanguagePoints1WhenIwasakid,everythinginmybedroomwaspink.Ihavetwosistersandwehadacompleteminiaturekitchen,aherdofMyLittlePoniesandseveralBarbieandKendolls.Wedidn’thaveanytoytrucks,G.I.Joesorbasketballs.WedidhaveaWiffle-ballset,butyouwouldhavebeenhard-pressedtofinditinourplayroom.Tomboysweweren’t.AWomanCanLearnAnythingaManCanCarolynTurk2SosomepeoplemayfinditironicthatIgrewuptobeamechanicalengineer.Infact,Iamtheonlyfemaleengineeratmycompany.Inordertogetmycollegedegree,Ihadtotakealotofmathandscienceclasses.Ialsohadtoworkwithateamofstudentsaspartofanationalcompetitiontoconvertagas-guzzlingSUVintoahybridelectricvehiclethat’swhereIlearnedhowtofixcars.I’mproudtosaythatIgotA’sinallmyclasses,includingmultivariablecalculusanddifferentialequations.I’vealwaysbeenprettygoodatmathanddesign,butIdidn’tunderstandwherethatcouldtakeme.Iwasexpectedtogotocollege,butnooneevertoldmeI’dmakeagoodengineersomeday.3WhenIwasinhighschool,Ididn’tknowthefirstthingaboutengineering.Icouldn’thavedistinguishedatransmissionfromanalternator.ThecarIdroveneededsomeworkbutIwasafraidtotakeittothemechanic.Becausehonestly,themechaniccouldhaveshownmeanelectriccanopenerandsaid,“Thisispartofyourcarandit’sbroken—paymetofixit,”andIwouldn’thaveknownanybetter.4Attheendofmyjunioryearofhighschool,Iheardaboutasummerprogramdesignedtointerestgirlsinengineering.Thesix-weekprogramwasfree,andstudentsweregivencollegecreditandadormroomattheUniversityofMaryland.Iappliedtotheprogram,notbecauseIwantedtobeanengineer,butbecauseIwascravingindependenceandwantedtogetoutofmyparents’houseforsixweeks.5IwasacceptedtotheprogramandIearnedsixengineeringcredits.ThenextyearIenteredtheuniversityasanengineeringmajor.FiveyearslaterIhadadegreeandthreedecentjoboffers.6Ican’thelpshudderingwhenIhearaboutstudiesthatshowthatwomenareatadisadvantagewhenitcomestomath.TheyimplythatIamsomehowabnormal.I’mnot,butIdoknowthatifIhadn’tstumbledintothatsummerprogram,Iwouldn’tbeanengineer.7WhenIwasgrowingupIwastold,asmanystudentsare,todowhatIambestat.ButIdidn’tknowwhatthatwas.Mostpeoplethinkthatwhenyouaregoodatsomething,itcomeseasilytoyou.ButthisiswhatIdiscovered:justbecauseasubjectisdifficulttolearn,itdoesnotmeanyouarenotgoodatit.Youjusthavetogrityourteethandworkhardertogetgoodatit.Onceyoudo,there’sastrongchanceyouwillenjoyitmorethananythingelse.8IneighthgradeItookalgebra.OnonetestIgotonly36percentoftheanswerscorrect.Ifailedthenextone,too.Istartedtothink,MaybeI’mjustnogoodatthis.Iwasluckyenoughtohaveateacherwhodidn’ttakemybadgradesasajudgmentofmyabilities,butsimplyasanindicationthatIshouldstudymore.HepulledmeasideandtoldmeheknewIcoulddobetter.Heletmeretakethetests,andIpulledmygradeuptoanA.9Istudiedalotincollege,too.IhadmomentsofpanicwhilesittingunderneaththebuzzingfluorescentlightsintheengineeringlibraryonSaturdayafternoons,whenIworriedthattheestrogeninmybodywaspreventingmefromunderstandingthermodynamics.Buttheguysinmyclasseshadtoworkjustashard,andIknewthatIcouldn’taffordtoloseconfidenceinmyself.Ididn’twanttochoosebetweenmyfemininityandagoodcareer.SoIremindedmyselfthatthosestudies,theonesthatsaythatmathcomesmorenaturallytomen,arebasedonafaultypremise:thatyoucanjudgeaperson’sabilitiesseparatefromtheculturalcuesthatshehasrece