Steve Bowler tweeted a photo of an assignment that his 8-year-old daughter’s teacher said she did incorrectly. The homework assignment had a list of toys or activities, and the kids were supposed to categorize them based on whether they were for boys, girls, or both, with equal numbers in each box. The assignment takes for granted the gendering of toys, and that there is a “correct” answer to the question of which gender they are appropriate for.
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In today's world, where the majority of people agree that women should be able to do anything a man can do and vice versa, it baffles me that this kind of nonsense is being taught to young children! There is no good reason for separating things into 'girl' toys and 'boy' toys, and this kind of thinking most definitely should not be enforced in schools in this way! I wonder how this establishment reacts to boys playing with barbies and girls playing video games...
On the bright side, I love the little girl's reaction to the assignment. And, for what it's worth, I actually can't figure out the "correct" answers either...