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You are reporting the following post to the moderators for review and possible removal from the forum Poster: ktcole Subject: RE: Can Kids Be Raised in a Gender-neutral Society? Sweden Thinks So Body: When I was a young child, we had recess with insufficient supervision. Most of the boys ended up in a pigpile, while the girls played hopscotch or jumped rope. Personally, I had no interest in pig piles, so I played with the girls. That resulted in my having received some serious abuse by the boys, each of whom was trying to appear more manly than the rest--and they were only 6 years old! I think that teachers are supposed to organize children's activities throughout the school day. While some flexibility should be present during recess, it certainly was lacking and/or misdirected when I was a child over half a century ago. I'm more concerned about teachers in the good old USA dictating the dress code for graduating high school seniors than I am about teachers organizing gender-neutral activities for grade-school kids. Personally, I hope the Swedish experiment succeeds. If it does, then the gender polarization and stifling of freedom of association by young peers might be reduced. When my children were in grammar school, the teachers didn't bother to supervise either. One of the children in the class almost died because the kids were "huffing." Grammar school teachers organizing recess activities is not government mind control. Hit the submit button below if you want us to review the post. If you feel this is urgent or want a reply, email us at letsrun@letsrun.com about the post and please include a link to the thread the post is on and what page number/post on that page it is
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