"Chick-Flick"

The book that we have been reading all year has been Special Topics in Calamity Physics. I think that it has been a good book. It is interesting and appealing to our age group. The only bad thing that I have noticed about the book and some of the readings that go along with it is that I think that they may be gender bias, well maybe not bias, but I think the some of the readings and the book are more so for the girls in the class. I don’t have a problem with it, but since the class is mostly guys, when I want to go to talk to someone in the class about what we read, the first thing that they say is that it is such a “chick” book/ reading. And it is frustrating to always hear that. And personally I like to talk about what I read, because I don’t always understand what I read, until is it explained to me then everything will make sense. And I like to do this all before I get to class, so that I can participate with the class discussion, but if I go into the class with out fully understanding what read I am not going to be able to join the discussion. I am not going to be able to give my opinion because with out a full comprehension any opinion that I may have, sounds dumb to me. Personally I enjoy reading “chick flicks” but since I am one of four girls in a class of about thirsty kids, I don’t think what I like to read should triumph. I am not sure what guys like to read but maybe you could do an anonymous survey to see what they like. And next year use the results to some how incorporate more male oriented reading material into the class. I am not complaining about the readings I have enjoyed most of them, I am just saying this from what I have heard every time that I go to talk to any guy from the class about the readings and the book.