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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]My question is why is there only Girls on the Run and no Boys on the Run or Kids on the Run? Now our schools has a class for Girls interested in math and science careers. Why this specific focus on girls? All the studies I read say that boys have the most health issues growing up and fall the most behind in schools, but the only segregated programs I see cater to girls instead. Not that it is a bad program, but I don't see the need for all this segregation or at least would like to see a balance. Where are the classes or opportunities to help boys get interested in teaching, learn to cook, learning drawing, dancing, etc.? [/quote] I can't speak to the in-class issues, but there are no shortage of boy-specific activities out there. Boy Scouts, football, baseball, basketball, lacrosse. There are plenty of single-sex opportunities. With regard to GOTR specifically, I will say that the GOTR International headquarters did try a pilot program for boys some years ago, and it just didn't work. The focus of Girls on the Run is not the running, but the dialogue and the underlying curriculum. Your average 8 or 9yr old boy is far less likely to sit in a circle and have heart-to-heart conversations about these kinds of issues than your average 8 or 9yr old girl. They also found it challenging to find male coaches to volunteer to coach boys teams. Boys and girls do have unique needs and I do think there are activities out there to support those needs. If not, find that niche and fill it![/quote]
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