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>>I'm just saying that it makes absolutely zero sense to do it for scouting Boys are stronger than girls so having boys only or girls only makes it easier to o
by bluecalm 8y ago
>>I'm just saying that it makes absolutely zero sense to do it for scouting
Boys are stronger than girls so having boys only or girls only makes it easier to organize physical exercises/tests/requirements. It's also likely boys are in general interested in other things than girls so having gender separation allows more kids doing what they enjoy.
One more reason could be that having genders separated removes the aspect of kids hitting puberty interacting with each other and additional burden it entails when organizing activities.
I mean, there are surely reasons to have genders combined but it's very easy to imagine reasons to have it separated.
>>It makes just about as much sense as having different scouting organizations for people with blue eyes and brown eyes.
Oh c'mon, we can discuss how much different girls and boys are and what kind of structure is better for society but to claim relevant differences between boys and girls amount to differences between blue eyed and brown eyed people is just ignorant.
- nailer 8y agoI think your post is entirely reasonable (and it worries me to see generally acknowledged facts, like gender differences - girls interested in people, boys in systems - being downmodded on HN). But there are girls with typically male interests and boys with typically female interests. If a boy wants to do contemporary dance, give him an opportunity to do contemporary dance. If a girl is into survival tests (making shelter, hunting food etc), give her the opportunity to test herself.
- bluecalm 8y agoI am not opposed to having mixed groups. They have a lot of benefits in many settings. I just don't want to force it. There are people with various views about how various activities should be and how children should be raised. Let them do w/e they think is best.