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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by interpol_p on Monday September 09, 2013 @10:27PM (#6357736)
While it's sexist, it's also a form of bullying. Bullying is generally punished in schools.

Sexist remarks are also punished in the workplace.

It is not "preparing kids for the real world" so much as it is "failing to respond to a situation in which a child is bullied."

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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by danabenson on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @12:12AM (#6358125)
> Bullying is generally punished in schools. Missing citation.
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Re:To my daughter's high school programming teacher by krakensden on Tuesday September 10, 2013 @02:50AM (#6358562)
If you graduated from high school more than three to five years ago, you missed it, but there's been a huge uptick in formal efforts to end bullying in the United States, and especially California.

I can't really speak to efficacy, but a formal accusation of bullying is a big deal these days.

http://www.stopbullying.gov/

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