What are your thoughts & feelings on feminist conditioning in schools..?

Question

Do you think that this has a major impact on the males, especially young boys, who are taught to not question, express disagreament, & withhold frustration, to the point of internalising these feelings & emotions; some of the false beliefs given to parents of young boys, from teachers are" well he must have A.D.H.D, or some other mental behavioral problem", when infact this usually boils down to him being manipulated by guilt etc, to be dishonest with his feelings & thoughts; The effect this can have on family life is enourmous, such as oh my child is mentally ill, or he isnt right & even sub-conscious messages, such as i'm not good enough.. which can destroy peoples lives. Boys need to express what they need to express, & teachers /schools ought to encourage this & help channel this for the benefit of the child, & unfortunatly society. Now to some this might seem as though i'm not supporting the females, however, feminist conditioning is eventually counter productive for the

females as, although they are encouraged with being assertive & capable in all things in life, " as good as men, even better if you like" the underlying message they are given & hold sub-consciously is, i'm not good enough as i need to be better, so I need to be dishonest with wearing make up, & must have a great job to be accepted by these apparently supportive beliefs of women, if this makes any sense to people, can you please give me your thoughts around this kind of stuff.

Feminist conditioning is not feminist theory, they are 2 different branches from one tree, which has been manipulated & pruned for the benifit of a capitalist society, ultimatly is about repression of anger, & of masculinity, which usually involves logic, anger & not passive comformity.

P.s, any folks who went to single sex schools, is thier any chance you can tell me your views on the beliefs you have about yourself, your role in life & society, & how you percieve the opposite sex. thanks for reading.

Answer 1

I don't think I have ever seen any feminist conditioning in schools. I was taught in a single sex boys school by the Christian brothers order, and I can assure you that environment is not a good grounding for future life especially in how women are perceived.

I read feminist blogs quite regularly, and although I find some of the opinions quite extreme there is some stuff that many men really need to take note off.

In answer to your further question, I found that the lack of contact with females really limited my ability to interact with them after I left School. Women where as mysterious and alien to us as desert plant that flowers every 20 years. In a catholic school we where taught that the perfect woman was someone who had a child but remained a virgin for the rest of her life. This was not the type of woman I wanted to marry, so this was really really confusing.

Answer 2

Feminist theory promotes open communication and dialogue, not oppression and putting people down. Feminist theory discourages the use of derrogatory language about any group, of any sex, gender, sexual orientation, race, ethnicity, class, creed, etc.

Feminist thought is critical of any system that discourages children from expressing themselves in a respectful way. If a school system, school, or teacher is mistreating a child, it is important that somebody files of complaint on that child's behalf. Feminism is all about speaking out against injustice and mistreatment.

Answer 3

The feminisation of society tricky innit.
As with anything else when the order of balance
is ignored whooooooooooooa to us all

Answer 4

i do yes...but i went to a catholic all girls school in the 80's (and in the UK!)...i am now a lapsed catholic and bisexual...but each to their own...and i have A levels and no learning disabilities for the record...x

Answer 5

naaaa !

Answer 6

http://www.fredoneverything.net/FOE_Frame_Column.htm

fred says it all really.