80s Bad Guy
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Oh and I bet you'd like her to have PINK legos for the girls and BLUE legos for the boys?
This type of aggressive reinforcement of gender stereotypes is why we have gamergate in the first place. /s
Kindergarten Teacher Bans Legos For Boys Citing Gender Equity
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Oh and I bet you'd like her to have PINK legos for the girls and BLUE legos for the boys?
This type of aggressive reinforcement of gender stereotypes is why we have gamergate in the first place. /s
……forgetit
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Why not block girls from the dolls and then the boys will flock to those? Or maybe, just maybe these girls just happen to like dolls and those boys just happen to like legos?
Zoe
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There's no conspiracy here. There have been follow-up comments from her and the school.
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/u...boys-in-name-of-gender-equity/article/2576760
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/u...boys-in-name-of-gender-equity/article/2576760
the_don_patch
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you'd think they would hire someone with a brain to be a teacher. But I guess kindergarden is more of a day care type deal these days.
Velcro Fly
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this is horrible
just get enough legos for everyone to play with them if you feel this way. that would be true equality.
also i'm not sure it is a 5 or 6 year old boys fault that a 5 or 6 year old girl does not want to play with Legos.
I realize kids are savvy and many of them are on to gender issues at a young age, but at a certain point you are projecting your own bias onto kindergarten kids in a way that is wholly harmful to all involved.
everyone should be able to play with whatever they want to, regardless of gender. girls shouldn't feel bad for wanting to play with dolls more. boys shouldn't be totally locked out of playing with legos if they want to.
just get enough legos for everyone to play with them if you feel this way. that would be true equality.
also i'm not sure it is a 5 or 6 year old boys fault that a 5 or 6 year old girl does not want to play with Legos.
I realize kids are savvy and many of them are on to gender issues at a young age, but at a certain point you are projecting your own bias onto kindergarten kids in a way that is wholly harmful to all involved.
everyone should be able to play with whatever they want to, regardless of gender. girls shouldn't feel bad for wanting to play with dolls more. boys shouldn't be totally locked out of playing with legos if they want to.
Ziltoidia 9
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You know. Not everyone likes Lego. I never liked them and they were lying around in preschool and probably in early years of elementary. Let kids play with the toys they want to play with.
I personally was a huge Oregon Trail fan on the school's Mac computers back then. Oh and I remember some kind of action figure castle play set in 1st grade. You play with what you want to. I couldn't be forced to build Lego because I would get bored with them.
I personally was a huge Oregon Trail fan on the school's Mac computers back then. Oh and I remember some kind of action figure castle play set in 1st grade. You play with what you want to. I couldn't be forced to build Lego because I would get bored with them.
evilromero
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She may be facing an uphill battle if her goal is to encourage the girls to play with gender neutral toys like LEGO. Outside of school these girls may be encouraged to play with dolls and frilly princess-type affair at home and among friends. Most parents stick to what they know when raising children.
We are pretty focused on letting our daughter play with whatever stimulates her imagination and play sessions at home.
We are pretty focused on letting our daughter play with whatever stimulates her imagination and play sessions at home.
ebullientprism
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Trojita
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if she was that serious about everyone having access, I guess that means Legos are in high demand for her students. I would just personally buy another set or two if the school wouldn't fund it.
the update to the article sounds OK I guess. Still seems like good intention, bad implementation.
the update to the article sounds OK I guess. Still seems like good intention, bad implementation.
Mammoth Jones
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Fucking ridiculous.
I distinctly remember playing with Legos when I was in Kindergarten and having my teacher smile and encourage me.
I'd hate to grow up today w/ how everything is politicized.
Encourage girls to use legos all day. But don't take them away from boys.
I distinctly remember playing with Legos when I was in Kindergarten and having my teacher smile and encourage me.
I'd hate to grow up today w/ how everything is politicized.
Encourage girls to use legos all day. But don't take them away from boys.
CarpeDeezNutz
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if she saw that the boys were not letting the girls play with them, then she should make stations or rotate out groups that get to play with them for the day. It's usually boys that keep girls from playing with stuff, girls will whine to get their way though.
What she did... I just don't know how she could not see what she was doing was bullying those boys.
What she did... I just don't know how she could not see what she was doing was bullying those boys.
Zoe
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The fact that she had an entire month of girls-only Legos is still suspect.
Emerson
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Stupidest shit ever.
Anybody who approaches these "gender equality" issues by trying to actively encourage their children to do one thing over another totally does not get it at all.
Guess what, a higher percentage of boys probably like Legos than girls, and a higher percentage of girls might like dolls than boys. That's fine, I promise. But no boy should be discouraged or embarrassed from playing with dolls, and no girl should be discouraged from playing with Legos. Trying to force your female students or children to play with Legos when they don't want to is not productive. Let everyone do what they want and encourage them individually.
Anybody who approaches these "gender equality" issues by trying to actively encourage their children to do one thing over another totally does not get it at all.
Guess what, a higher percentage of boys probably like Legos than girls, and a higher percentage of girls might like dolls than boys. That's fine, I promise. But no boy should be discouraged or embarrassed from playing with dolls, and no girl should be discouraged from playing with Legos. Trying to force your female students or children to play with Legos when they don't want to is not productive. Let everyone do what they want and encourage them individually.
Clinton514
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Here we go again. Messing with kids views before they can even understand them.
paragonpro
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There is a difference between gender equality and a favoritism bias. This is an offensive thing to do to children and will only worsen the gender divide, not improve it.
GeordieMark
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How is this idiot allowed to educate kids?
Because that would be tooo sensible.
Ziltoidia 9
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Such the truth. No wonder parents are mad these days, their kids are being turned into political pawns.
DragonSworne
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If I ever get to teach a Kindergarten class, I'll make sure everyone likes DBZ over Sailor Moon, because gender equality.
Can we try to keep the criticisms directed at the teacher vs turning this into another "Outrage/PC culture is out of control" discussion?
ElRenoRaven
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That would be my guess since it has a contact phone number and an email address in the results. Probably trying to keep the crazies from harassing her and making her life hell.
Course if she wasn't a dumbass to begin with they wouldn't have to. Let the damn kids play with what they fucking want to play with. As others said if you think it's a case of the boys taking them all buy more so that there are plenty for everyone. Problem solved.
entremet
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Are we gonna post this in every thread lol.
timetokill
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In Kindergarten? By that age they're really expected to keep that in their pants
Violence Jack
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Maybe the girls just don't want to play with Legos? Or better yet, why not have a teamwork project where a mixed group of girls and boys have to build something using Legos?
Yeah, she should find a new career if this is going to be her way of thinking.
Yeah, she should find a new career if this is going to be her way of thinking.
I can't work out exactly what the problem her idea is meant to solve is. Is it that the boys were hogging the lego so the girls couldn't play? Is it that the girls didn't want to play with the lego because they saw boys playing with it?
If the goal is 'encouraging girls to feel free to play with Lego if they wish to' (which, in itself, is absolutely a laudable goal), then those are the only two ways I can see that her methods might assist in that goal, but I can't help that each of them really has a better solution (1: Buy more lego. 2: There's gender stereotyping at fault here, but I'm not sure what the best solution is)
If the goal is 'encouraging girls to feel free to play with Lego if they wish to' (which, in itself, is absolutely a laudable goal), then those are the only two ways I can see that her methods might assist in that goal, but I can't help that each of them really has a better solution (1: Buy more lego. 2: There's gender stereotyping at fault here, but I'm not sure what the best solution is)
Ziltoidia 9
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I'll tone it down and be much more selective, sorry.
But yes, this sort of thing is related to PC culture and people being irrational for the sake of feeling self righteous.
DragonSworne
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The problem was boys were playing with legos. She solved it by not letting them play with legos.
I wouldn't say this incident reflects very much what society is "becoming".
Anyone that think her actions were legitimate is an idiot that doesn't know the meaning of gender equality and is simply unfit to be a teacher
Moa
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entremet
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No problem. I'm just seeing PC Principal spammed everywhere. That usually ends in banning that particular image meme.
The problem my daughter runs into is boys insulting and gender policing her to keep her from playing with things they like, even when they aren't using them. Luckily my daughter has a bulldozer personality and lagging social skills, so she just gets mad and plays anyway. If she was higher sensitivity, I'd worry a lot more. That said, it does work on other girls in her class.
This approach wouldn't help in that situation either. If the boys make fun of the girls for playing with boy toys, not letting the boys use them isn't going to stop that.
Why is a teacher trying to enforce her version of 'gender equality' anyway? If a parent buys dolls of their daughter and then the daughter would rather play with dolls than legos at school...then the teacher should respect that. It's not her place to manipulate the kids. Fucking hell.
What did he mean by this?
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The overwrought PC librul agenda strikes again, this time infringing on the right to free recess. Those poor poor Lego-less boys.
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