Summary Of David Brooks Mind Over Muscle

Within the last century or so people of different ethnicities have began to see people of other ethnicities as equals. Thanks to the help of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., African Americans made huge steps into being seen just as equal as the white man. Another example is, during World War II the United States of America and the Allies went in to stop Adolf Hitler from killing all of the people of Jewish ethnicities. The Allied Powers knew that people of Jewish descent were and still are just as equal as everyone else. Although, for hundreds of years there have still been two types of people have been continually not seemed as equals. These two people, unfortunately, happen to be men and women. There is many examples of this rather disappointing
In this article it is discussed how men are seen a certain way and women are seen another. Men are supposed to be big, strong, and outspoken. Women are to be viewed as quieter and much more successful. Supposedly due to their ability to be quiet in class and learn better. Brooks states in the article, “From the first days of schools, girls outperform boys. The gap is sometimes small, but over time slight advantages accumulate into big ones.” Girls are most likely to succeed in schools over boys. Many say this is because our educational system has become over feminized. Meaning, many teachers are more sympathetic to girls because they are quite and sit still for hours on end. Where many boys are asked to sit patiently for hours on end in classroom environments where boys struggle to
Well, that right there is a lie. Men and women can become to be seen as equals. Throughout history, it is shown that when different types of people are not seen as equal, these people will come together and see each other as equals. For example, look at what Martin Luther King Jr. did for the African Americans. There is a some actions that can be done to help men and women to be seen as equals. First, the issue needs to be eliminated early on in life. For instance, in preschool and kindergarten, even though boys may be a little more restless than girls, these boys still need to be treated the same as well behaved girls. Next, as a society, humans need to quit viewing boys as if they should be rough, strong, and play sports all year long. With that stereotyping being done, boys at a very young age feel as if they need to play sports just because everyone else in society wants them