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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Jun 29, 2021 18:05:34 GMT -5
We know that Mallory loved school and that Abby and Claudia didn't really like school minus the social side. How exactly did the others feel? I remember Kristy and Mary Anne saying that they liked most of their classes but not all of them. I wonder how Stacey felt about hers beside math. Is there any you can relate to?
Personally, I feel like I was probably a Stacey, good at one class (in my case history) and probably felt apathetic about the others? I'm pretty sure that Stacey also said she tolerated gym.
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 29, 2021 18:09:12 GMT -5
I also didn't like school when I was in elementary school. It was only when I reached middle school did I start liking it. I'm not sure why though. Perhaps Abby and Claudia would like high school.
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Post by sparklymouse on Jun 29, 2021 20:15:27 GMT -5
I was apathetic towards most classes but also hated some of them. I was always an honor roll student. I just didn't have interest. I also had social anxiety that people did not know/talk about in the 80s/90s. Quiet people were just "shy". Looking back I can see that there was more to it.
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Post by CharlotteTJohanssen on Jun 29, 2021 20:44:44 GMT -5
I also didn't like school when I was in elementary school. It was only when I reached middle school did I start liking it. I'm not sure why though. Perhaps Abby and Claudia would like high school. I could see Claudia enjoying high school if the school has a lot of different art classes. I'm pretty sure she said that they have a great studio in the last book. Not sure about Abby though. |
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Post by anzuhana on Jun 29, 2021 21:42:19 GMT -5
I also didn't like school when I was in elementary school. It was only when I reached middle school did I start liking it. I'm not sure why though. Perhaps Abby and Claudia would like high school. I could see Claudia enjoying high school if the school has a lot of different art classes. I'm pretty sure she said that they have a great studio in the last book. Not sure about Abby though. My high school had a theater arts program. Maybe the Stoneybrook high school has something similar and Abby could participate in it, crack some puns. |
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Post by cnj on Jul 1, 2021 4:04:04 GMT -5
Stacey and Mary Anne mostly liked school and did very well in their classes.
In Mary Anne's Book, Mary Anne is shown to be a straight-A student.
That said, in grammar and middle school, I was an underachiever and socially quirky, but in high school, I ended up enjoying several classes and doing way better, including making the honor roll a few times and getting into writing.
My high school teachers were great and going to a small all-girls high school on partial scholarship for all four years helped lots.
We saw women in real leadership positions, including the principal and the girls were encouraged to reach beyond the gender biases and fight sexism.
Also, most the girls had a camraderie with one another since it was small and we all knew one another.
Boyfriends were not considered too important, so we didn't have too many girls being sidetracked from academics, their interests or their friends by too many boyfriends or the pressure to date.
We didn't have too many girls go from straight As in grammar and middle school to nearly flunking out or sinking to mediocre grades.
We also didn't have girls being competetive over looks or boyfriends either, which was a relief to me.
I wonder what it would have been like if the BSC had gone to an all-girls school?
Do you think the BSC ladies would have had an easier time socially and with self-esteem?
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Post by booboobrewer on Jul 1, 2021 10:53:27 GMT -5
I teach at an all-girls school; they are definitely still competitive about looks and boyfriends. The ones who are more studious or friend-oriented remind me of the BSC.
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Post by cnj on Jul 2, 2021 9:17:18 GMT -5
I teach at an all-girls school; they are definitely still competitive about looks and boyfriends. Unfortunately, yes, some girls are, even some at all-girl schools. The ones who are more studious or friend-oriented remind me of the BSC. Me also...I see the BSC as being more friend-oriented. That's one reason I think the BSC probably would have benefitted attending an all-girl school. I know it benefitted my friends and me big-time...I think that's largely what drew me to the BSC books. They were very friend-oriented and not all paired off with boyfriends. |
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