1. Smartness: Are Girls Smarter Than Boys?
Samantha Perez and Marianna Perez
August 23, 2012
Humanities
Ricardo Medina

2. Tezkatlipoka- Self Reflection
Who decides what goes in 8th grade text books? Why do people want knowledge? Who has knowledge?
My research question was Are Girls Smarter than Boys?
I choose this question because I wanted to know what people think

3. Quetzalkoatl- Precious Knowledge
Scientist people believed that “big head were smart and small heads were dumb”
Galton believe that smartness runs in the family
Scientist tried to prove “the bigger the brain the smarter you are”
Binet is the guy who created the I.Q test, the I.Q test created stratification
Stereotype Threat is saying a negative thing about a person example “All people who have glasses are nerds”
Today smartness is creativity and imagination

4. Huiztlilopochtli- The Will to Act
My research question was Are girls smarter than boys?
I interviewed three people 2 boys and one girl
My results were two of them said both gender were smarter and one said only girls.

5. Xipe Topek- Transformation
My findings helped me see that not all people are sexist
These findings helped me see what smartness meant to them
It transforms because when people say both genders are smart it doesn’t threaten a girl

6. Work Cited
Hatt, Beth “Smartness as a Cultural Practice in Schools.” American Education Research Journal (2012):438. Print
Mullik, Nirvan, , dir. Caine's Arcade. Film. 17 Aug <http//:
Wanjek, Christoher. Bad Medicine: Misconceptions and Misuses. New Jersey: John Wiley & Sons, inc., Print