Woman sponsering child talks on the Matt Cooper show

3qsmavrod5twfe

Was anyone listening to the Last Word yeasterday? They were talking about the tragedy in Haiti and relief efforts etc and brought on some woman who was sponsering a child out there - pretty noble of her.

Then she said one of the wierdest things. She said that she was sponsering a little girl in Haiti because ,if you educate a girl you educate the whole community, but if you educate a boy you just educate the wee lad.

I think this is, in the most unparliametary language, a big load of horse mickey. Do female children go round teaching all the other kids while young lads go round sneakily hoarding their education, or was she just sucked in by the sales pitch of the chugger who called to the door?

Nevyn

Given that women do the bulk of the child care the more educated a mother is the more she will pass on to her children.

OutlawPete

Apollo Polite Earthquake wrote: »

a big load of horse mickey.

Don't you know that girls are made of sugar and spice and all things nice and boys just snails and puppy dog tails?

Cianos

She probably didn't come across the way she intended to. It's easy to fumble words when doing an interview.

mink_man

are you serious??

Dont be at yourself

Thaedydal wrote:

Given that women do the bulk of the child care the more educated a mother is the more she will pass on to her children.

Childcare is easy, humanity has pretty much got the hang of it over the last few thousand years. No education needed.

Building bridges, roads, hospitals, atom bombs and other manly endeavours, though? Not so easy, without a bit of the old education.

arybvtcw0eolkf

I bet she posts in the Ladys Lounge.

3qsmavrod5twfe

mink_man wrote: »

are you serious??

Yes

TheZohanS

Thaedydal wrote: »

Given that women do the bulk of the child care the more educated a mother is the more she will pass on to her children.

And by that reckoning the more educated the father the better educated the child will be. If the father is the main bread winner it will allow the mother to spend more time with the children.

TheZohanS

Moved to radio before the femizazis turn up.

Nevyn

TheZohan wrote: »

And by that reckoning the more educated the father the better educated the child will be. If the father is the main bread winner it will allow the mother to spend more time with the children.

Not going to be much good of she can't read or write as she can't then pass those skills on to the kids or help them with home work if they are luck enough to get some schooling.

Dont be at yourself

Not going to be much good of she can't read or write as she can't then pass those skills on to the kids

My parents taught me a lot of things, but didn't impart this knowledge by reading or writing to me.

Riskymove

NekkidBibleMan wrote: »

My parents taught me a lot of things, but didn't impart this knowledge by reading or writing to me.

well yes, but I imagine you had an education system to teach you these things?

Many children in Haiti would not

gazzer

There was as woman on the Tom Dunne show yesterday who also sponsers a child in Haiti and she said the exact same thing. Must have been the same person.

The Nice Jumper

Sponsoring a child, be it male or female, can be a very rewarding experience as anyone who has seen "About Schmidt" will know.

Dear Nduguu...

ntlbell

gazzer wrote: »

There was as woman on the Tom Dunne show yesterday who also sponsers a child in Haiti and she said the exact same thing. Must have been the same person.

or the same sales pitch from the rep.

monkeypants

Apollo Polite Earthquake wrote: »

Do female children go round teaching all the other kids

It's normally called nagging. Women do it.