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Teacher bans boys from playing with legos

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freethinker44

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Yeah, I don't think the solution to lifting up girls shouldn't be done by tearing down boys.
I do feel her pain though. I too have tried to get my daughters in to legos, but they just weren't interested. They'll play with any other toy, boy or girl themed, but they just aren't interested in legos for some reason.
Her intentions were good, she just really went about it the wrong way. Instead of excluding one gender she could have just had one set for each. Even that seems not quite right though.
 
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Parsimony

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What a bunch of crap. Legos were a huge part of my childhood. My parents probably spent hundreds of dollars over the years on all of them.

Doesn't she even see the irony in what she's doing?
 
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columbus

yawn <ignore> yawn
Emergence said:
What a bunch of crap. Legos were a huge part of my childhood.
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Me too, I had all kinds of that building toy stuff. But we're both boys.
How many girls did you know who had them at home and were encouraged to play with them? Not that many back in the 60s anyway. I think that is the teacher's point, even if it doesn't sound like a great idea to me.
Tom
 
dust1n

dust1n

Zindīq
Yeah, I get the concern, and I appreciate that she is trying to get girls to play legos, but I didn't really a justification as to why boys would need to be prevented from playing with legos. It's also not clear if boys weren't allowed to play with the newly purchased starter kits provided via the grant, or all the legos entirely... the story seems to indicate both.

I also question the dubious nature of a kindergarten teacher trying to experiments on her students, which seems like, a.) not a real experiment anyways, so wouldn't actually provide any information and b.) should probably been done with the close consultation of a scientist or a child psychologist.

I also found the notion that one would continuously lie to a kid about their turn coming up, and then never delivering on it, or even admitting the truth, seems to be spurious at best. However, it seems there are some gaps in understanding as the paper posted this today:

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In recent weeks, our Oct. 30 article about Lego play in Karen Keller's kindergarten classroom has generated a lot of controversy.

While we stand by what we reported - it was the story told to us by Keller - we have been discouraged by the number of unfair personal attacks made against her.

Keller has reportedly been receiving hate phone calls at her classroom and vicious messages on Facebook.

There is a difference between thoughtful and informed debate and aggressive and invasive hounding. We hope our readers will choose the former and voice constructive concerns and comments about the article's content in the appropriate forums.

This morning, the Bainbridge Island School District announced that girls-only Lego play in Keller's classroom has ceased.

"Following the release of a recent news article, the Bainbridge Island School District (BISD) has received inquiries that reflect inaccurate perceptions about student access to Legos in Karen Keller’s kindergarten classroom at Blakely Elementary School," wrote district spokeswoman Galen Crawford.

"In keeping with a science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) education grant, Ms. Keller gave girls a designated time to play with the building toys during a 30-minute 'free-choice' time block in September 2015. This isolated, short-term practice ended in October. All students in all classrooms have and will continue to have access to all instructional and noninstructional materials."

Meanwhile, many in the community have stepped out to defend Keller, sharing stories of the positive impact she has made in her students' lives - girls and boys alike."

http://www.bainbridgereview.com/lifestyle/351888341.html
 
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freethinker44

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columbus said:
Me too, I had all kinds of that building toy stuff. But we're both boys.
How many girls did you know who had them at home and were encouraged to play with them? Not that many back in the 60s anyway. I think that is the teacher's point, even if it doesn't sound like a great idea to me.
Tom
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I try to encourage my girls to play with them, they don't want anything to do with them though. One year for Christmas I showed them lego mindstorms and asked if they wanted it, and they said no. I would have had a heart attack if my parents told they were going to get me a lego mindstorm kit.
 
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Parsimony

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columbus said:
Me too, I had all kinds of that building toy stuff. But we're both boys.
How many girls did you know who had them at home and were encouraged to play with them? Not that many back in the 60s anyway. I think that is the teacher's point, even if it doesn't sound like a great idea to me.
Tom
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You can encourage someone to do something without depriving someone else in the process, though. Not sure why she doesn't get that.
 
MARCELLO

MARCELLO

Transitioning from male to female
Legos for girls only? Is there anyone to stone this teacher,I am too far way ? Lego playing was my life in childhood. I still spend a lot of time in the market toys section where there are new legos. And I love the characters in lego,too; the soldier,the fireman,the doctor....

BTW, for @metis, your avatar looks like a lego character,is there a product like that really?
 
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Terrywoodenpic

Terrywoodenpic

Oldest Heretic
I would let them use them on alternate days.
At the end of the week give a prize for the best or most original construction.

I bet Zara Hadid had plenty of leggo to help her design her latest 700,000 square meter terminal in Beijing.
 
Twilight Hue

Twilight Hue

Twilight, not bright nor dark, good nor bad.
Teach is right. Boys don't play with legos.

They play with Erector sets.

Wonder how that will pan out.....
 
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