Oh, I totally agree. I was one of those girls. I had a horrible elementary school experience and paid for it for years. I thought something was wrong with me. My daughter could easily be one of these kids too. It'll be interesting over the next year with her - she has been in preschool this year but will be homeschooling next year.
I'll admit to feeling a little frustrated when I see lots of stories about how we're shortchanging boys, with no emphasis on what happens to girls. Dr. Ruf's note about sitting the girls in the back of the classroom bothered me. We've been shortchanging girls... you know, forever. But they're quiet so no one seems to notice.
Val
Ummm....Go to
http://educationaloptions.wordpress.com/ and scroll down to the preceding blog if you are worried that Ruf is saying that girls are doing it right...
Does Ruf Overgeneralise? She never says 'all' she says 'most.' That matches my experience. Of course the girls who step into the 'boy behavior line' get triple the flack for it.
Here's my take on it. If you are the person saying, "The Emperor has No Clothes" as Ruf has chosen to be for the 'tracking/anti-tracking' debate, then one had better be prepared to talk in sound bites and repeat oneselve quite a bit.
Love and More Love,
Grinity
