In Sweden many
preschools have stopped using gendered pronouns when referring to their
students. So they call all of their students Hen’s or buddies instead of boys
and girls. One of the schools cut
out playtime because there is a “hierarchy, exclusion, and seed to bulling” in
playtime. This is all in effort to
support gender neutrality and not to weigh children down with gender norms and stereotypes.
I understand why some schools are doing this I just think
that they are going to far. I don’t think that they are realizing that the pressures
that come with gender stereotypes are not produced by the pronouns, but how
children are socialized. I think that instead of banning playtime they should
try and make children feel like they can play with any toy or any sport. To
make sure that they do not feel limited.
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