Gender bias in the classroom Every day in class students read textbooks and listen to their teachers. How is it possible that boys and girls receive different education? Gender biases and sex roles in the classroom have lasting effects on children. Gender equality has been a topic of discussion in the field of education for many years. It is important to consider gender differences between female and male students. Before any discussion begins, the definitions of sex, gender, and gender bias should be clearly defined. Sex is the personal quality determined by biological and genetic characteristics. Gender or gender role is the social and symbolic construction that expresses the meaning that a society associates with biological sex. Gender bias in a school environment is defined as how boys and girls are treated differently. The way teachers talk to students, the topics students are encouraged to study, and the way textbooks represent gender roles are all linked to gender bias. One of the questions that always comes up in these discussions is when the development of gender roles begins. Everyone agrees that the media, literature and society all play a role in defining these roles. This can be seen in our society in simple ways. For example, how do we know what sex a newborn baby is? Simply by looking at the hat on his head: blue for boys and pink for girls. Even the words we use to describe boys and girls show a classification system. Boys are often described as handsome, tough and hardworking. The girls rejoice at how cute they are and that they are so sweet. The foundation for developing a child's view of gender roles begins at home at an early age. Young children begin to identify gender roles long before they enter the classroom. These factors play an important role in school age technology, children can come from different areas. One of the main ones is the house. Fathers are the ones who are seen as computer experts. Boys often use computers in class more than girls. Some of this may be related to a teacher using it as a way to get the kid to conform to being passive and silent. These findings have already helped begin to promote gender-neutralizing ideas, such as using technology at an early age and placing computers at home in gender-neutral areas. There is no easy way to remove gender bias from our school systems. Children will continue to be exposed to traditional gender roles by the media, literature and society. By expanding knowledge about gender bias in the classroom, more future educators and current teachers can begin to open doors to a different world for boys and girls.