- What factors, other than gender, can lead to students not participating in class? Do these factors have a larger effect on students participation than their gender?
- What does the author mean when she says, “Treating people the same is not equal treatment if they are not the same”? How does this relate to the idea that women speak less than men in the classroom?
- What parallels be drawn between the gender struggle in the classroom and the overall modern day fight for equality between both genders?
- Tannen uses anecdotal evidence to prove her ideas. Does the lack of hard facts as evidence make Tannen’s argument less valid?
Tannen- 4 discussion questions
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