School Girls -- Peggy Orenstein

Premise:

• school curriculum


• girls v. boys


• racism


• sexism


• statistics


• parents


• teachers


• class distinction


• equality


• equity (fair)
  
• sexual harrassment

Argument:

• Orenstein argues that it is vital for teachers to create a learning enviroment that teaches life lessons to boys and girls equally and be cautious of the hiddne curriculum that teaches girls false things about themselves and how they should be in society.

Evidence:

• " Feminist teaching is not about allowing a win/ lose situation to develop between boys and girls."
• "The hidden curriculum is all the things teachers don't say, but that you learn in class anyway. Sometimes, the hidden curriculum is what you learn the most."
• "Curriculum should be both a window and a mirror for students , that they should be able to look into other's worlds, but also see the experiences of their own race, gender, and class reflected in what they learn."

Questions/Comments:

• i think its important not to see things like Alice...through the looking glass. But to see reality plainly.