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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ok, that will teach me to ask a simple question. I'm not out of it nor stupid. I have a doctorate and run the product development department of a software company, so I've got some brains. I am just new to this and don't know anything about the way Fairfax County runs their schools now. I went to FCPS 30 years ago, so yes, things have changed. This is not something they explain on their website, and I don't know anyone with kids in elementary school. I have no idea they try to balance the composition of classrooms along gender lines, and I also wasn't crying sexism. I was simply curious as to why boys would need white glue and girls wouldn't.

Geez. 
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No, the point is that you DIDN'T ask a simple question.  You asked a pointed question.  A simple question would have been:

"Our Kindergarten class is asking for different supplies for boys and girls.  Why?" and then the list of supplies.

You had to add the conjecture:
[quote]Namely, I don't understand why there are some supplies that are required for girls only and others that are required for boys only. I could understand if they were boy or girl-specific hygiene supplies but this really makes no sense. 
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That implies that you think there was some gender bias going on here and that they were somehow slighting your child.  You added the gender inequality accusation and that is what people responded to.  When you ask a pointed question, people will respond a lot more heatedly than if you ask a simple question.

For someone who is supposedly so smart and has business sense, you should understand the difference between directing a conversation or discussion vs asking for general input on a topic.  If you really don't understand this then I would think that you may be considered an abrasive manager by many.  I've seen many managers  who essentially force people into certain directions with little wiggle room for individual contributions and suggestions.  Whether they get results is beside the point, those are the managers that the staff really dislike working for.  Learn to recognize when it is appropriate and when it is not.[/quote]

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