http://womensmedia.com/lunchtalk/nature-vs-nurture/ Strategies for Success for the Working Woman Fri, 07 Aug 2009 07:44:47 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.3 hourly 1 http://womensmedia.com/lunchtalk/nature-vs-nurture/comment-page-1/#comment-20 susanwest Tue, 01 Aug 2006 20:02:45 +0000 http://womensmedia.com/lunchtalk/nature-vs-nurture/#comment-20 As an elementary school teacher, I find it laughable that anyone tries to take the stance that men and women, or boys and girls, think alike and behave alike. I can understand their motives in this argument, but the differences are obvious. If I heard that I'd be having a classroom full of girls next year, I'd know it would be fairly quiet and easy to control and there'd be some hurt feelings and tears. On the other hand, a classroom full of boys would be noisy, active, and more difficult to control. As an elementary school teacher, I find it laughable that anyone tries to take the stance that men and women, or boys and girls, think alike and behave alike. I can understand their motives in this argument, but the differences are obvious. If I heard that I’d be having a classroom full of girls next year, I’d know it would be fairly quiet and easy to control and there’d be some hurt feelings and tears. On the other hand, a classroom full of boys would be noisy, active, and more difficult to control.

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