Recently in math we had a Guys v Girls game. 10 boys v 10 girls. You go around the circle and the people do problems and whoever gets the problem right first gets the point. Guys won 11 to 3 or something like that.
Half way through the girls claimed that it was unfair because we were too fast and asked for some of our smartest guys. I don't see how 10 boys v. 10 girls in the same class being taught by the same teacher isn't fair. I guess it kind of bothered me that girls complain about guys when we act like they can't do stuff without our help or that we don't treat they equal or like they are as smart but in a fair competition want a handicap.
On the other hand we've been talking about "Their Eyes Were Watching God" in English and the treatment of women in the 1930s I believe is the setting of the book. How women aren't expected to do the same work as men and men do manual labor for their women to earn money while women cook and clean and stuff. Not saying this is now, just then. So I think it is fair to say that everyone has certain things they are better equipped to do and there is plenty of evidence throughout all of history that men get to do more or more physical things.
However when it comes down to a math competition in 2011 in a classroom. 10 v. 10 is fair and they need to just be happy they're treated as equal and accept they lost.
Will anyway enjoy reading all this? Probably not. It's OK, I haven't blogged since October.
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