Justin

English Gender piece
I walked out the lunchroom to the field. Mrs. Swift, my 3rd grade teacher was watching us play kickball. As we neared the fields Grady said “same captains as yesterday” and we all agreed. We get to the field and we split into three groups, Eddy standing on one side, Grady standing on the other and the rest of us standing in the middle. Eddy said “Nick come over here” and nick went to his side Grady said “Ben” and the pick went on. I was picked sometime in the middle, I wasn’t bad at kickball except I was nothing special. The last 2 people were up. Then the last, “phew” I said as she walked over to Grady’s side. “I’m glad we don’t have her on our team.” When I asked my grandparents to tell me about your childhood and how gender played a role in it?” there were different responses. One said that his sister studied harder, and was more obsessed with books and other “girly” things than going outside and playing sports. He was the youngest child too, which means he probably looked up to his sister as a role model. My grandfather grew up in a town where boys and girls had co-ed gym classes, so the boys had contact with the girls. My grandmother grew up in an entirely different setting. They boys and girls had separate gym classes, and the boys weren’t in much contact with girls until high school. My grandfather said that he would bike, play baseball, kickball, football in the park after school, while the girls would watch. This is probably how both parties liked it. The boys got to see the girls, and the girls saw the boys, but they didn’t become close. Once my grandfather went to college he remarked that there were a few more boys than girls at the college. After that he got a job, he spoke of how the bosses were girls in his office. He said that gender really didn’t play a role in his career. But my grandmother had to quit her job, because she wanted to become a stay at home mom and take care of my mother. I believe that gender only matters when people are young, and think that girls have “cooties,” but when they both become mature, they realize that they aren’t that different, and socialize. Gender also plays parts on careers. Most athletes are males, while girls don’t get much of a chance to play professional sports, and when they do they aren’t watched often. The average salary for a professional basketball player is about 1.7 million dollars, while the average for women is 70,000. This is a big difference and often the reason why women avoid that career choice. The fact remains today that gender still is a big issue and that back in the 60’s people didn’t treat women as well as they did today. Maybe add a story or personal experience? Alice

Sophie - I think your point should be a little clearer and what you are trying to answer Juliet- Add a story to it and create a better intro.

Ray- I think that you shouldn't say "for my English assignment". You should also add a story.