Sometimes I don't miss teaching
posted by bitchphd
A prof (teaching gender studies, no less) writes to share a journal entry he/she got from a student. On the first day of class.
We've all dealt with these students. Thoughts on how to do so constructively?
"On the negative side I don’t like the “feministic” feel I am getting from this class. I am not a big adversary of feminism. I believe that woman have just as much privilege as men do. I don’t feel less important than men and I don’t think society is in that state of mind today. Feminism is a thing of the past. With so many women today having top paying jobs and high governmental status it’s hard to see why feminists still exist.With the numbers of women graduating from higher education growing and the numbers of men declining why do some women feel the right to parade around shouting for equality and “woman power!” We don’t need it. We got it. Those women need to turn around and help our young and struggling men get their power back."
We've all dealt with these students. Thoughts on how to do so constructively?
"On the negative side I don’t like the “feministic” feel I am getting from this class. I am not a big adversary of feminism. I believe that woman have just as much privilege as men do. I don’t feel less important than men and I don’t think society is in that state of mind today. Feminism is a thing of the past. With so many women today having top paying jobs and high governmental status it’s hard to see why feminists still exist.With the numbers of women graduating from higher education growing and the numbers of men declining why do some women feel the right to parade around shouting for equality and “woman power!” We don’t need it. We got it. Those women need to turn around and help our young and struggling men get their power back."
Posted at 9:38 AM
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