Hello everyone! My friend ripped off a little slip thingy as a joke (she's always teasing me about LJ. Heh.) but I thought it'd be worth joining up. I like talking to people, anyway
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We were originally going to have boys and girls, because we had boy interested in doing CPS with us, but they all flopped out within a week or two so we switched it to what we knew about. The main inspiration came from our own experiences, and we don't have any idea what it's like to be a middle school boy. Books and research can only go so far. It could definitely be adapted to boys, though, if more knowledgeable people wanted to do it.
We also didn't want to make them read Stargirl, and didn't have any idea what books were like that for boys. Most boys kind of hate the book, and we didn't want them stuck in a program based on something too "girly." A separate program would have to be done with boys, I think, to work as well, since you'd have to focus on different issues from different angles. The general idea would be the same, though.
We were also going to originally let them select themselves, but we worried about rejecting people since we really only had the capacity to work with 24 girls. Another big reason we had recommendations is because we wanted to be sure girls who would benefit but who wouldn't necessarily sign themselves up, due to being to shy or self conscious, would get a chance. We didn't want the whole thing to be the "leaders" who would jump at the chance for that reason and because we wanted as diverse of a group as possible. It also really came down to the fact that we don't know any of the girls, and their own surveys and self-nominations may not have been enough to judge.
But I definitely agree, those are kinks that need to be worked out.
That was actually one of our research books, but I never got to read all of it. I really should finish it, though.
Your icon is rather dizzying. Dancers... CAT... Dancers... CAT! And maybe it's not supposed to look like a cat, but if mine are badger/groundhog/penguins, you can have dancer/cats.
We also didn't want to make them read Stargirl, and didn't have any idea what books were like that for boys. Most boys kind of hate the book, and we didn't want them stuck in a program based on something too "girly." A separate program would have to be done with boys, I think, to work as well, since you'd have to focus on different issues from different angles. The general idea would be the same, though.
We were also going to originally let them select themselves, but we worried about rejecting people since we really only had the capacity to work with 24 girls. Another big reason we had recommendations is because we wanted to be sure girls who would benefit but who wouldn't necessarily sign themselves up, due to being to shy or self conscious, would get a chance. We didn't want the whole thing to be the "leaders" who would jump at the chance for that reason and because we wanted as diverse of a group as possible. It also really came down to the fact that we don't know any of the girls, and their own surveys and self-nominations may not have been enough to judge.
But I definitely agree, those are kinks that need to be worked out.
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Your icon is rather dizzying. Dancers... CAT... Dancers... CAT! And maybe it's not supposed to look like a cat, but if mine are badger/groundhog/penguins, you can have dancer/cats.
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