My DD is doing GCSE PE, and is taking sports which are more typically played by boys (so for example, rubgy). She says her PE teacher has told her that she will never get a high score for the performance element, as the boys will always be better than her so he has to score them higher. She plays this sport for the County, so for a girl, is really good. But obviously, if you put her on a boy's team, she could not compete.
So, how does this work? In sports like football, rugby, tennis, athletics, women's performance is measured against other women. Is this not the case with GSCE PE? Or has the teacher (or my DD) got it wrong? I can see how this is tricky - as on the other side of the argument, why should a boy at a similar standard to my DD get scored lower than she does, if he is by comparison to his male peers, less good.
Can anyone advise me how this works!
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Bumbleboar · 17/05/2018 11:56
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