[meteorite-list] Are Meteorites For Boys Only?
From: Anita Westlake <libawc_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Mon Aug 23 09:44:42 2004 Message-ID: <003901c48917$56d613e0$d6be8caa_at_genlibad.library.emory.edu> I believe you are right: girls are oriented towards girlish things to a certain extent. I remember being a kid and watching my older brother become fascinated with dinosaurs. At a very early age he was correctly identifying pictures of different dinosaurs and pronouncing these wonderfully exotic names. I was in awe of him and jealous of the attention he was getting from my parents. When I tried to join in, I was ignored. (Of course, I didn't know what I was talking about...) It wasn't until I pursued my love of rocks, minerals and fossils on my own that I discovered meteorites. I would venture to say that girls/women aren't exposed to these things and therefore don't know what they're missing! When I show people my collection (men and women) I occasionally see that gleam in their eyes ("How cool is that?" "Wow, who would thought?") but then the flash goes away and they start thinking about what they're going to have for dinner. Anita -----Original Message----- From: meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com [mailto:meteorite-list-bounces_at_meteoritecentral.com] On Behalf Of bernd.pauli_at_paulinet.de Sent: Saturday, August 21, 2004 5:14 PM To: Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com Subject: [meteorite-list] Are Meteorites For Boys Only? Very interesting question and I would leave it to our "girls" to respond. But there is one (statistical) observation from 32 years of teaching at a German high school: The girls I have been teaching during the last 32 years were mostly good at languages whereas the boys preferred scientific subjects. Whether the foundation stone for such orientations is laid in early childhood, I don't know but I will ask both my 36-year-old daughter and my 29-year-old son plus my son-in-law what they think about it. Maybe we "automatically" bring up boys orienting them more toward science while we "inadvertently" direct girls toward "more female" things (whatever that is) ... I really don't know but would like to know ! Best wishes, Bernd ______________________________________________ Meteorite-list mailing list Meteorite-list_at_meteoritecentral.com http://six.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/meteorite-list Received on Mon 23 Aug 2004 09:44:38 AM PDT |
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