# Identifying and Addressing Stereotypes **URL:** \ **Category:** Marketing and Recruitment\ **Created:** [July 28, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/identifying-and-addressing-stereotypes/1402 "2015-07-28T17:37:13Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 2\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![brook](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex016/user_avatar/forum.code.org/brook/32/88_2.png) [@brook](https://forum.code.org/u/brook)\ **Post date:** [July 28, 2015, 5:37pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/identifying-and-addressing-stereotypes/1402/1 "2015-07-28T17:37:13Z")
Some ideas for addressing stereotypes generated by the group in Spokane. _ **Types of Stereotypes to address** _ - students have with themselves - students have of others - teacher accidentally perpetuating stereotypes - how to teach to connect with all students equally _**Outside of the Classroom Up Front (Get them in the door)**_ - make counselors aware of the stereotypes and ask them to be sensitive towards it - dispel the myth that you have to be good at math to be good at computer science - use previous students to recruit new students in the future _**In Classroom (Make them stay)**_ - give quick surveys to see what students were most interested in during the past week - avoid smaller stereotypes like girls are more social; girls aren’t as into video games - offer a diversity of options in examples (cover a broad range of interests) - showcase a diversity of cs role models in classroom decorations - a sausage fest is not helpful – stop inappropriate behavior - setting norms about respecting ideas to make a safe classroom - respecting everyone - bring in different guest speakers to talk about what they do remember… BE PATIENT – IT WILL TAKE TIME ---
**Author:** ![mdd](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/43a26b/32.png) [@mdd](https://forum.code.org/u/mdd)\ **Post date:** [July 30, 2015, 3:06pm UTC](https://forum.code.org/t/identifying-and-addressing-stereotypes/1402/2 "2015-07-30T15:06:00Z")
Relevant research summary for the “in classroom” pieces: [https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/value-values-affirmation](https://www.gsb.stanford.edu/insights/value-values-affirmation)