tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post116155815301466392..comments2023-08-14T16:35:49.756+01:00Comments on Cruella-blog: Girls vs BoysCruellahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1162689037814163572006-11-05T01:10:00.000+00:002006-11-05T01:10:00.000+00:00I agree that schools should be better funded and h...I agree that schools should be better funded and have greater opportunity to respond to individual pupils. I think however it is a mistake (a) to go in with the attitude that boys and girls learn differently or should be taught differently. Pupils should be divided into groups based on needs not abilities. And (b) to go in with the objective of improving boys scores. That inevitably prejudices teachers against helping girls to do even better.Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1162588512995314552006-11-03T21:15:00.000+00:002006-11-03T21:15:00.000+00:00I'd really rather see a child centred education sy...I'd really rather see a child centred education system that doesn't expect girls to learn like boys or boys to learn like girls. (And yes, I know that some girls will learn and prefer more traditionally male subjects and vice versa, what I'm railling against is a mass produced educational system that can do nothing for individuals within it).Jax Blunthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09415759029231313958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1161799960683010942006-10-25T19:12:00.000+01:002006-10-25T19:12:00.000+01:00So when it's girls/women who are behind we should ...So when it's girls/women who are behind we should just make sure it's a fair system, when it's boys/men we should offer them extra classes and support. <BR/><BR/>I am not a purist on the subject, I don't think we should stick to only one option to address inequality. There are some areas where legislating for a level playing field has been going on for years and it clearly isn't working, in other areas offering support to women might cause more tension and division than it serves to overcome. <BR/><BR/>I am in favour of offering some help where we can and in other areas just making sure it's a really level playing field.<BR/><BR/>Practically there are some areas where the differential between men and women is hard to judge against where it "should" be. Heavy lifting job for instance, we have to accept that these will be dominated by men but make sure women who wish to participate and who are able to are encouraged. On the other hand there are jobs such as the city where we know at entry level there are plenty of women and yet basically none are making it through to board level. On top of this we see case after case of sex discrimination charges in the area going through the courts. Help is needed in these areas to prevent blatant discrimination from persisting.<BR/><BR/>So why are boys behind on GCSEs? Is it because there is blatant discrimination? Do female teachers refuse extra help to male students or mark them down? No, that's not the case, so we should accept that the differential is down to natural aptitude and simply make sure that those boys and girls who do work hard are given adequate support.Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1161725059178302352006-10-24T22:24:00.000+01:002006-10-24T22:24:00.000+01:00Braganza - EXACTLY!! none of those articles you r...Braganza - EXACTLY!! none of those articles you refer to have engendered a government policy response to help push women into achieving more. So why should we make such a fuss about a few boys who aren't much cop at GCSE? Lets use policy to address REAL issues!Cruellahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03446805038957924958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8248707.post-1161620273439770892006-10-23T17:17:00.000+01:002006-10-23T17:17:00.000+01:00Apparently here the answer is to use comic books a...Apparently here the answer is to use comic books and not those 'girlish' books schools are currently using. (girlish=books with words)<BR/><BR/>That or let the boys run around and poke each otehr with sticks.lost clownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02751161198550585778noreply@blogger.com