Girls should be 'realistic' about careers and motherhood – schools group head

This article tells us about the teenage girls need to be taught a heavy dose of realism – that it may not be possible to be a perfect mother and career woman. Who writes the article: "Jessica Shepherd," tells us that in many schools, teachers taught students that girls should be in a way that often is not possible in reality for various reasons. For this, she talks about that as teachers need to teach our children to prepare for the reality that they will live after that can be very changeable and diverse, therefore, education should aim at the challenges and options face in the future.

"A lot of our girls want to have it all. That is perfectly acceptable and anything we can do to prepare them, we will. But we need to make them realistic. At different stages of their lives, they may want different things" (Jessica Shepherd).

On this sens, education, should prepare students specifically to girls for their future life that is still uncertain and should not default on their actions, because this causes a lot of pressure on them and causes them distress if not they comply with the provisions above.

Thus, the author states that: "women can feel very guilty, whatever path they choose. It is as if they have somehow compromised their principles. What we can do as teachers is prepare them to have aspirations, but not aim for perfection. We can help them recognise that life is about balance" (Op. Cit.)

This attitude on the part of education and of teachers toward students, causes that when the girls-and I think this applies also to the boys- need to develop in real life outside school, are not prepared to do.

Like the author, I believe the school and specifically the teachers, should not be predispose children with duties that do not emanate from their needs, I think on the contrary, that teachers should teach not only girls, also to children face to a life diverse and constantly change and be alert to the needs and interests of each.