A quick, little humorous intro to my blog on Girl Power- - Jen Willis is certainly not one of those girls that started out pretending to be a pirate and then became curious about makeup and fashion stuff! I don't know makeup/fashion from a hole in the wall! Maybe not pirates, but I do know a thing or two about sports, especially lacrosse!
I agree with the power of culture part in Williams' article. The power of society does seem to make people fear that they are in fact individuals "who will be accepted by the dominant culture." What a terrible way to go through life. I am a modest person in many ways, but one thing is for sure- - I do not care about the dominant culture. I know there are cultural norms and such; however, when it comes to being myself, I, for the most part, always have. I have especially done more so then ever before while attending SUNY Cortland. I commend the people as well, that respect me for that.
It is stated that "the values of the classroom often run counter to the values of the rest of society." MY CLASSROOM WILL NOT BE LIKE THIS...EVERRRRR. The part where it states how girls received less attention than boys while being in the classroom atmosphere disgusts me. The class room should not play to the strengths of boy or girl, black or white, prep or jock, gay or straight, tall or short. The classroom is an environment of equality and should stay that way always.
2 comments:
I wholeheartedly agree with you Willis! Although, I wasn't overly surprised to learn about how girls can be treated within the classroom. It seems to be one of those cultural things, in my opinion, that continues to linger despite all the advances made with women's rights. It's funny, but sometimes I find myself leaning towards the girls more in a classroom. I try not to, but then again it might have something to do with being a girl scout leader for a total of seven years. Since that was all girls, well I think you can guess where I'm going with that one . . .
Still though,it really irks me to think that any student might be getting the "short end" in a classroom. Your right, it shouldn't be that way, perhaps there is a way to integrate technology in the classroom that will encourage girls, and other groups that aren't always treated equally, to stand forward and be recognized for the fine individuals with special talents, that they really are.
I agree with both of you. Even though I can see how it might happen, I was still a little startled at the fact that girls generally get the "short end of the stick" as Barb so nicely put it. I do think though that it's the teacher's responsibility to realize that things like that are going on and to do something about it in a way that benefits everyone.
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