I do not agree with this because I think that it is increasing sexism and the gender gap. It will weaken the relationship between boys and girls from the start, dividing them into separate classrooms. It does work for some such as children who attend private all girls or all boys schools but not all boys learn in a specific manner and neither do all girls. They will have to grow up and work together regardless so it is better and healthier for them to start at a young age in school where they can help each other and work cooperatively.
If if it is true, young male and females learn differently than maybe there should be some consideration of separating academic learning environments. There are studies that show young males are learn through a hands on approach and young females through listening based approach (this aren't the exact words from the study but you should get the gist). Separation of of young adults during instruction may not be the best thing now because we have other problems with the education system, biological sex, and gender. If we didn't have these problems I'm sure no one would object to separating young males and females up until a certain age. Grade school education in the united states has a lot of repetition without going in depth with each facet within a subject like math.
ReplyDeleteIn regard to today's reading Garcilaso de la Vega's Sonnet 23, it speaks to me the essence of youth and beauty, and how they are both fleeting. it also makes aging seem bitter and undesirable yet recognizes it as process, one extreme to another. The "Calvin Klein, Underdrawers" poem was creepy, the "Wrangler Boy" was also weird. BOTH POEMS BEGGED THE QUESTION AS TO WHY THEY WERE WRITTEN. Such poems should be written by individuals who really like the merchandise and not by advertisers. And, yes I do assume the CK and Wrangler poems were written by the parties they represent. Sexuality is flows through both of the poems. Why is age represented in such extremes.