It's amazing how "behind" someone can get in their technological obligations...it feels like it's been forever since I have blogged! Anyway, as I was catching up on Google Reader I noticed a very interesting post in Weblogg-ed
This post is a link to a New York Times article about the pressure girls face to not only be beautiful, but also intelligent. You can find that article here: For Girls, It's Be Yourself and Be Perfect Too
I have to admit that I was a little surprised by this article. It seems that women have been working forever to be seen as useful and equal to men and now it has gone too far.
This seems to be a really hot topic at the moment, as I have found that many of my colleagues have chosen to focus their focus their final projects on the topic of media literacy and body image with young women.
My question is, what can I do as an Early Childhood Educator in order to help stop this type of thinking before it starts? Is it as simple as building self-esteem and a authentic community of learners in my classroom? Is it as simple as focusing on only "healthy" competition between students? Any ideas are welcome and appreciated as I know this is something I will have to deal with in my near future.
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