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That's true, and what jumps out at me is that no two children are exactly alike...even twins. In my case, our two boys have had their moments, but I know people who have had much more serious issues to deal with: ADHD kids and children with serious developmental disabilities, kids who started out normal and average, but started turning antisocial and getting in serious trouble in their teens, even if they tried their best to raise perfect children. On the other hand, those of us who have had a relatively easy time raising their children, can be all full of great advice, and have no idea how lucky they have been, and how unlucky some other parents have it!
Are you suggesting that men/boys and women/girls are no different than each other? If so, then I think maybe you need to go back and take biology class again. I won't even get into the emotional/psychological/mental differences if you can't deal with the physical ones.
Good. I never liked the idea of talking to children like they are little idiots. I think it is counter productive.
Yeah... but lots of kids are idiots. If you talk to them in an educated manner you will need a dictionary, a white board and some time explaining what words mean and even then they will not understand or they will quickly forget.
Being a member of that generation I can attest that even that would be insufficient for the majority...
I teach high school. There are some great minds out there. Then you get into the middle range students and you shake your head. Don't even bother with the lower end kids because they have zero chance of learning anything other than how to stock shelves or repave the road.
I am attending a private day school, one that is reputed to be one of the top schools in the US. 200 year tradition, blah blah blah.
Then the reality: Most students have to be spoon-fed the answers to the test and they still can't get an A, all they have to do for homework is copy the textbook for 30 minutes and they can't do that, 9th graders are now learning basic elementary geometry (I was learning pre-calculus in South Korea before I got here) and content aside, the problems in the textbooks are incredibly easy. Just knowing how the type in the calculator and some incredibly basic word problems. Reading a 200-page novel is worth a month's assignment.
Then people wonder why US education is so failing.
I have two kids. A son and a daughter. It's funny how opposite of gender stereotypes they are in lots of ways. My son is a creative, sensitive young man. He is athletic ( played football up through high school ) and now plays in a band and writes music. He is a mix of what many would consider classically male and female qualities. My daughter is very independent and tough, very academic, driven, not particularly creative and about the least athletic human being I have ever seen.
Point is, I ignored gender roles when raising them. Let their strengths rise to the surface and encouraged them to attempt everything that caught their interest. Gender roles are straight jackets. I suggest we help them discover whatever unique combination of qualities they have, take pride in what they uncover and help them learn not to be afraid of failure. (so long is she isn't an ax murderer under all those pink bows)
Pack her in the car, drive to a local hospice, walk her into a room with two dying people. She can see the rich single woman, dying all alone and then look at the grandmother surrounded by her children and grandchildren who love her dearly and who will live on as a testament to her presence on this earth and will keep their love for this woman alive until their own dying dies.
Then ask my daughter which fate she prefers - to be alone with her money or her memories of being stuck in a lab working with cultures or with the people who enriched her life?
Could you explain to the forum why you make this poll mutually exclusive?How should we be raising our daughters these days?
How should we be raising our daughters these days? Should we try to instill independence, strength, common sense, confidence, perseverance, self worth, and a strong desire to achieve great things?
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How do you think our daughters should be raised today?
We need to go back to teaching our daughters that they have a wonderful and extremely important place in the world. A role that no man can ever take over and do as well as she can. She is the foundation of a family. Her husband may be the beautiful house that everyone sees as they drive down the road, but she is the foundation, the support structure that her husband and children are built upon. She is the undisputed ruler of the home. It is her greatest achievement to create a home where her husband and family feel comfortable, loved, and supported.
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lulz..........How did you know that's what I do every time I walk into the office and see women there?
How did you know that's what I do every time I walk into the office and see women there?
I didn't know that. But now I do and am curious: Are there any female bosses? If so, do you just gag or go on and vomit when you have to deal with them?
If I had a daughter, I'd raise her to be the best female of all time.
Best to which standard?
How did you know that's what I do every time I walk into the office and see women there?
No female bosses in my area. If I had to deal with a female boss it would be by quitting. In fact I turned down a potential promotion back in 2006 because it would have meant working for a woman.
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