Wednesday, August 31, 2016

Boys: PC day and “fun and action” Girls: Neglespa and soap workshop – Adresseavisen

The case is updated.

Hanne Moe Reitan, first deputy Liberal Party in the City Council of Trondheim and deputy in adolescence Committee, responded immediately when she saw the activity plan for after-school care to Steindal school Trondheim. The spread now in social media.

– I first thought it was a joke, and that the plan was from many years back. But then I realized that it was in autumn 2016. I think that’s a shame, she said to Adresseavisen.

She laid out the plan on both Twitter and Facebook with the following text:

“your child comes home from SFO with this plan in the sack. How would you react? “.

On the schedule for girl group are busy making their own bracelets and neglespa. For male group there are activities that kid movie and speed and fun in the gym.

Sex Researchers believe that the SFO plan is a monstrous bad idea and reflects 1950′s strict gender segregation.



This SFO plan by the trondheim school gets strong reactions on social media. Photo: SCREENSHOT SOCIAL MEDIA

Girls dress up as princesses and boys like superheroes – now dropper kindergarten carnival

– hear the past

Moe Reitan emphasizes that she does not have children at the school in question.

– I react to dividing into activities by gender. Had I been one of the girls who had gone on this SFO-one, so I’d been a boy, she said.

She thought such an activity plan was something that belonged to 50s. She thinks it is sad that the boys should get engage in activities that are fun and that it’s speed, while girls will sit and engage in handicrafts.

– It was not okay in the 50s either, but this belongs to the past, Moe says Reitan.

Head of FAU at the school in question say they have discussed the plan, but that they have not been materially many complaints.

swimming instruction in 8 . and 9th grade at Huseby school was this spring gendered. There are girls who have requested it to drop body pressed

– Made in the best sense

The trained special education teacher has worked with children before, and she thinks this plan is done with the best intentions .

– Some have probably thought that “this is fun for boys, and this is fun for girls.” But school is an official institution, and it is important that it does not promote a prehistoric sight.

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will ask the mayor

Moe Reitan says that she was very engaged SFO plan and she will therefore immediately send questions to mayor Rita Ottervik to inquire about how politicians can deal with such kind of cases and avoid the kind of episodes in the future.

– the goal must be to prevent gender segregation. We do not want to promote traditional gender stereotypes. I wish that this matter be taken up so that we do not just sit on the social media and writes that it is unacceptable. As politicians we can influence this, she emphasizes.



Hanne Moe Reitan sitting in adolescence Committee and reacts to SFO activities are divided by gender. Photo: PRIVATE

The politician believes employees at schools must be good role models and set a good example.

– I therefore believe that the activities should be open to all, regardless of gender, she said.

– Problematic

Ingrid Marie Sylte Isachsen, head of South Trøndelag Socialist youth, also reacts strongly on the plan.

– it should be unnecessary to take up the fight against this in 2016, she said.

she notes that there was a big debate about gender division of teaching this spring.

– It is problematic that adults pushing children into gender roles. I do not think it’s okay that gender stereotypes recreated says Sylte Isachsen.



– Has been popular

The principal of Steindal school, Kristin By Vollset, says that this has been an opportunity for the older students at SFO in recent years.

– the girls called for some quieter activities and the boys wanted more physical activities. It was such offer arose. This is an offer that students have looked forward to and that have been popular, says the headmaster.

The boy and girl clubs is an offer that is given once a week for a period. She emphasizes that it is possible for children to choose other activities if they wish.

– We have not had thoughts about gender division behind this. This has been something that has been wanted by the girls, says Vollset.

She says that the offer have not previously emphasis reactions.

– We are going to evaluate the offer and consider whether we can do something different, says Vollset.

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