SouthernN'Proud
Southern Discomfort
from tonguetied.us
A task force formed in Maine two years ago to look into ways to improve the performance of young boys in state schools was quickly co-opted by feminist ideologues and devolved into a circle-jerk on gender equity, according to a report in Maine's Press-Herald.
The 40-member task force was formed two years ago out of concerns about boys' test scores lagging those of girls. The suggestion was made that boys might be shortchanged by PC educators.
But the task force was quickly taken over by ideologues who renamed it from the Task Force on Gender Achievement Differences to Task Force on Gender Equity in Education and began delving into topics like sexual harassment of girls.
"The die was cast the minute we started," said Richard Robles, a father of two boys who was asked to participate because he had expressed concern about male classroom achievement. "The real hard-core feminists on the board essentially got the ball."
The report, due to be released in the next few weeks, is being written by Mary Madden, a University of Maine education professor who specializes in research on adolescent girls.
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NAACP...OK. No problem. For Women Only health club chains? OK, no problem. An academic study into why male students' test scores are lagging? HORRIBLE! SEXIST! WE MUST TRANSFORM THIS INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING AND SENSITIVITY DISCUSSION!
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A task force formed in Maine two years ago to look into ways to improve the performance of young boys in state schools was quickly co-opted by feminist ideologues and devolved into a circle-jerk on gender equity, according to a report in Maine's Press-Herald.
The 40-member task force was formed two years ago out of concerns about boys' test scores lagging those of girls. The suggestion was made that boys might be shortchanged by PC educators.
But the task force was quickly taken over by ideologues who renamed it from the Task Force on Gender Achievement Differences to Task Force on Gender Equity in Education and began delving into topics like sexual harassment of girls.
"The die was cast the minute we started," said Richard Robles, a father of two boys who was asked to participate because he had expressed concern about male classroom achievement. "The real hard-core feminists on the board essentially got the ball."
The report, due to be released in the next few weeks, is being written by Mary Madden, a University of Maine education professor who specializes in research on adolescent girls.
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NAACP...OK. No problem. For Women Only health club chains? OK, no problem. An academic study into why male students' test scores are lagging? HORRIBLE! SEXIST! WE MUST TRANSFORM THIS INTO SEXUAL HARASSMENT TRAINING AND SENSITIVITY DISCUSSION!
Blow me, bitch.
