"They've made two girls unhappy to make one boy happier."

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GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 14/09/2020 17:49

So said my DD, on her return from school having today, having been separated from her female partner, whom she got on really well with and worked well with, so that a boy, who didn't get on with his partner, could be sat with her instead.

It just seems like a microcosm of society in general. Let's make a large number of women unhappy, so that a small group of men can be happier.

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OverTheRainbow88 · 14/09/2020 18:22

We try and seat girl- boy- girl- boy etc

Nothing to do with happiness, but I can see why your young DD would see it as that.

RoseTintedAtuin · 14/09/2020 18:20

Except in this case I suspect the boy wasn’t particularly happy either? Sounds like teacher moved seating to stop disruption rather than to please the boy?

Stealhsquirrelnutkin · 14/09/2020 18:14

So they're still doing this in 2020? Using girls to dilute the bad behaviour of boys, because boys will be boys and girls are mere support humans?

lazylinguist · 14/09/2020 18:13

Teachers constantly change seating plans, groups and partners around for many reasons, including the dynamics between particular kids (male or female). It's true that incidences of disruptive behaviour are higher in boys, but I'd say that 'not getting on with your partner' probably occurs just as commonly among girls as boys.

I agree wholeheartedly that trampling on women to make men happy is something that happens far too much in society, but I wonder whether this was really a boys/girls thing.

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GreeboIsMySpiritAnimal · 14/09/2020 17:53

I have messaged her teacher about it - in a very non-confrontational way, because I like her a lot and realise she's got a whole class to manage - but just stating I think DD made an important point that should be heard.

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DianasLasso · 14/09/2020 17:51

and on your DD's behalf.

Would your daughter be okay with you reporting what she said to the school? Because she's absolutely right, and also it's a well known problem within schools (especially with girls being used as canon fodder to mitigate the behaviour of badly behaved boys, lazy boys, stupid boys...) I say that as the mother of a DS, by the way!

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