Blog #2
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(Introduction and Chapter 1, pages 1-42)
The biggest theme from the first chapter is how the male and female brains differ from one another. I thought this picture best describes how different our thought and emotional processes are.
The next theme that I felt was important from these readings was about how girls and boys are born with certain instincts and how other instincts are made from real life experiences, or how a particular child is raised. This photo depicts how a mother has dressed each child into their specific female or male roles in society.
This last photo I chose because I believe this teacher is giving a student a little extra help. Reading this chapter makes you realize that when teaching, you aren't teaching just a class, you are teaching 25 individuals. Everyone is different, and some may need extra attention or accommodation.
Suzanne C.
ReplyDeleteResponse to Ali's Blog #2
Idea Illustrator
These illustrations help to make sense of the main themes of the book. While the evidence that Gurian provides makes it hard to dispute the differences in the male and female brain, the picture of the boy and girl dressed differently makes me wonder if he is simply using science to try to support or explain environmental expressions of gender roles.
Do girls where dresses because something in there brain says the should or because the environment influenced this choice? In my preschool classroom it is not uncommon to see a girl building in the block area or a boy cooking (and maybe in a dress) a pretend meal. Does this mean that there are abnormalities in their brains or that they are just being taught in an accepting way? For in today's society there are women architects and male chefs.
In my further reading on this topic, I wonder if it will be important for me to differentiate between differences in the sexes in terms of learning and differences in term of gender roles.