LP> play with blocks and toys in the math activity box.  In colle
LP> woman told them she was interested in signing up for an overc
LP> class course, but in the first class the professor cut the ex
LP> students by demanding that students who had ovaries had to le
We can all point to outrageous instances. I heard an parks officer 
tell high school boys to forget about applying for a job- all 
slots were for minority women.
LP> In middle school, girls face a critical juncture in
LP> successful social and academic development, according to the
LP> Sadlers.
As do all kids.  It's called puberty 
LP> There are many reasons for this.  Years of sexist teaching
LP> has piled up on the girls.  And, "in middle school school,
LP> it's self-esteem that goes f
Who is doing this?  Are the female teachers in elementary 
school pushing this sexist dogma?  
LP> these schools.  They have concluded administrators pay more
LP> attention to males dropping out of school, even though it is
LP> more likely that boys, not girls, will return to school earn
LP> their General Equivalency Degree. T
I think that recent research points out that in the last few 
years girls are MORE successful that boys in school and college.
LP> skewed.  They may propose establishing all-male academies
LP> even though that does nothing for girls.
I believe the supreme court settled this issue. It is 
interesting to note that there are still a number of state funded 
single sex schools in America.
LP> The Sadkers' book offers countless examples of teachers
LP> calling on their male students more often than their female
LP> counterparts.  This may be because boys are more likely to
LP> call out in class rather than politely raise their hands, as
LP> girls are encouraged to do.  Teachers also often give girls
LP> negative or neutral feedback: but they praise, encourage, or
LP> challenge the boys."
See my previous post with C. H. Sommers critique of this.
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