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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sorry your daughter's input wasn't sought or used. That feels miserable to a kid - or anyone!

I also think that, while there is sexism in schools and the world, this may not be about boys hogging the resources. It is more likely about kids in a group working with their friends and excluding others. Or, kids working in a group who have an idea or expertise excluding everyone who doesn't buy in or contribute the way they want them to. My son is excluded in groups when they are working on academic themes - he is dyslexic, and he can't write or read as fast as other kids and so they just leave him out and carry on. It hurts, and doesn't allow him to show his own ideas and work. I have also seen him exclude others in games of basketball, because he doesn't want the weaker players on his team -  he can be cut throat. However, one of his BFFs is a girl who can trounce all the boys on the court. For him, exclusion isn't about gender but about skill, friendship, and (sorry to say) middle school social dynamics crapola.[/quote]

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