Category Archives: gender stereotypes

Misconceptions, Stereotypes, and False Labels

Middle School Digital Citizenship By this point you have all heard the word stereotypes.  Stereotypes are mistaken ideas about someone else based on their appearance, race, and/or religion.  They are often extremely broad and inaccurate generalizations that don’t take the individual into account.  These kind of stereotypes are a way prejudging someone before we even … Continue reading Misconceptions, Stereotypes, and False Labels

Boys are like this and girls are like that… exploring gender stereotypes

I want you to think back to any experience you may have had at home or at school when you were told by other kids or by your siblings that you couldn’t like something or do something because it wasn’t a thing that girls did or liked or boys did or liked.  Or maybe it’s … Continue reading Boys are like this and girls are like that… exploring gender stereotypes