Should boys be taught to sew?

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by Candy Jules

As we all know, gender had everything to do with the past. Men did this, women did that. Everything was either manly or feminine. Times have changed considerably over the last f...read more

by Brittany Finch

When I first started dating the man I would later marry, there was a brief moment that passed between us that has stayed with me ever since. We were getting ready to go out when...read more

by Daniel Coffman

I am a Stay-at-home Dad and home school teacher to two young sons, which means that their concept of gender roles is already different from most of their peers. To them, the id...read more

by Shayd of thedesert

I have used these words with boyfriends, husbands, and sons in their turn, "Work doesn't care who does it as long as it gets done!" Another of my commonly heard phrases is, "Sel...read more

by MK

Sewing skills are essential live skills. They should be taught to all children, regardless of their sex. Boys should be taught how to take in a hem or attach a button, cook a...read more

by SuzannePo

What's that old expression? "You sew what you rip"? Or was it "You can lead a man to a needle but you can't make him thread"? "You can give a man a sock and he won't be baref...read more

by Rachon Ward

I think it is time for us to stop putting jobs in gender categories. We must teach our boys and girls the skills they will need to survive. As a child, I use to think my Mother ...read more

by Chelle Young

I think it is high time that this battle of the sexes end. There is no practical reason that any sex not learn to do something, even sew. I have known too many men, and women,...read more

by Cecilia Weber

Should boys be taught to sew? I believe that attaching a gender to an activity is both archaic and limiting. Many of our greatest fashion designers are men, so saying that sewi...read more

by Irrira Rikki

INDEPENDENCE LABEL Isn't something being overlooked here? This question is outdated. The great designers laid that to rest, when they began to sew. So why shouldn't boys be tau...read more

by John Graham

Fundamental learning should equip youngsters for life. Life's curriculum should include: o Communications of which English is one branch and using a keyboard is another, ...read more

by Carma Davidson

Of couse they should! To bring up a boy to believe that it is a 'womens role' to sew or do dishes would be totally irresponsible. Just as bringing a girl up to not check her wat...read more

by Monique Nelson

In reference to the question "should boys be taught to sew?" I believe that yes, just as girls should be taught to sew so should boys. I think it is very important for young bo...read more

by Joanna S Kelley

Should boys be taught to sew? What are we, stuck in the Dark Ages? Back to the 50s? The 70s? In a world that should be past all this by now, I can only say yes. Yes, boys s...read more

by Kim Sharpe

Of course, boys should be taught to sew. At least the basics. Someday they will grow up and move out on their own. What if they live too far away from you and cannot bring ...read more

by K Lee Coff

Should boys be taught how to sew is such an unusual question. The answer seems so unbelievable obvious. The question may as well be should girls be taught how to kick a soccer b...read more