Orenstein

Premise:

-gender
-inequalities
-girls
-boys
-comparisions
-self confidence
-self esteem
-education
-community
-families
-schooling
-statistics
-fairness
-hidden curriculum

Authors Argument:

Orenstein argues that teachers need to watch how they teach curriculum differently with different genders. She warns that we need to be fair for both girls and boys with out making one stand out as better. Also we ned to stop assuming what we see as feminine or masculine. She also talks about the "hidden curriculum" that can effect girls self-esteem and self-confidence.

Evidence:

-“ Boys perceive equality as a loss”
-"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."
-"Sexual harassment is part of the hidden curriculum for girls, and for boys, too, because they learn whether it has anything to do with them or not"

Comments:

I thought that this article was a great read. It was easy to understand what Orenstein was trying to get across and it proved so many point si never thought of. Schools, media, ect. all point men out as the masculan and dominating type and show women as silent. This article also helped to teach me about things i was blind to. I did not even realize how much the media and schools effected the way i view myself as a women and view men. It was a great read and i feel it will help me a lot not only in the classroom but in my life experiences.