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• [1] Simon May 10, 2007 - 11:43AM

  I have to correct Michael on a biological fact. When he said color blindness is more prevalent among males because of the brain. The actual reason is, color blindness is a sex linked trait. The gene for color blindness is carried on the X chromosome and since males only have one, they're more likely to exhibit color blindness, while females have two X chromosomes.

  
  
• [2] Sylvia F. Pfeffer from Glen Ridge, NJ May 10, 2007 - 11:44AM

  Thanks for this program. As an Early Childhood Educator for more than 50 years, we have known the importance of not pushing children and paying attention to an individual's needs. Developmentaslly Appropriate Practice is one of the tenets of educating young children. Check out the National Association for the Education of Young Children.

  
  
• [3] AJ from NYC May 10, 2007 - 12:11PM

  The only problem I have is, in sticking strictly to biological differences in males and females we neglect the nuances of gender and identity. Considering the growing number of people who are transgender, you would think that the professionals would start to realize that pigeon holing individuals into biologically categorized gender roles based on ones birth sex does nothing to advance our understanding of how to educate children. It is fine to say that a majority of male children or female children may function/learn in a certain way. But this will not be true across the board for everyone based solely on their sex alone.

  We have to start seeing people as individuals and reduce the emphasis on gender biology as the prime factor.