The purpose of this video is to illustrate the role of the teacher in using language to support children's development. The interactions you will see include positive language, expansion, questioning, and redirection. Teachers use these techniques to expand children's knowledge, encourage complex thinking and problem solving skills, and help children develop appropriate behavior and positive social skills.
1. Is “run like a man” positively or negatively connotated? What about “run like a girl”? 2. What adjectives or expressions are typically associated with men? And to women? For example, “boys don’t cry”.
PART 2: POST-WATCHING DISCUSSION
3. Why do the girls in the video react differently from the rest of the people when asked to run like a girl, fight like a girl and throw like a girl?
4. Have you ever heard any comments similar to “you run like a girl”? How did you feel when you heard them?
5. What could you do or say if you hear them again?