Boys vs. Girls—You Choose
Before I had kids, I thought that each child was an individual, and didn't believe much in gender stereotypes in children. Little boys ran and jumped a lot because that's the kind of games they were taught. Little girls played with dolls because that was the kind of toys they were given. I thought that if all kids, regardless of gender, were exposed to the same things they would have the same tendencies. Then I spent some time in the real world of kids and figured out that I was wrong. Possibly there were some differences between boys and girls. From time to time, I'm going to share some of my experiences that led me to this conclusion. However, so as to not bias you, I'm going to let you guess, who are the boys in the stories and who are the girls.
Before I had kids, I thought that each child was an individual, and didn't believe much in gender stereotypes in children. Little boys ran and jumped a lot because that's the kind of games they were taught. Little girls played with dolls because that was the kind of toys they were given. I thought that if all kids, regardless of gender, were exposed to the same things they would have the same tendencies. Then I spent some time in the real world of kids and figured out that I was wrong. Possibly there were some differences between boys and girls. From time to time, I'm going to share some of my experiences that led me to this conclusion. However, so as to not bias you, I'm going to let you guess, who are the boys in the stories and who are the girls.
Today's Story
The Event: Wally's Third Grade
Valentine Party
The Event: Wally's Third Grade
Valentine Party
The Scene: The kids were seated around
tables and had naturally grouped themselves into two groups with all
boys on one side and all girls on the other side.
The Action: One group was carefully
reading each Valentine and talking about who liked whom. The other group was seeing how many Red
Hot cinnamon candies they could stuff in their mouth before their mouth
burned too much.
You choose: Which group was the boys and which was the girls?
You choose: Which group was the boys and which was the girls?
Disclaimer: Of course, we all know that each person is a unique individual with a special set of traits that makes them who they are. No one is “all boy” just as no one is “all girl.”
