Thursday, September 13, 2007

Take Charge Assignment

For my take charge assignment, I would really like to study the negative effects of Title IX interpretations on male students. Title IX of the education amendments was written with the best intentions. All the authors of this law wanted was for young men and women to have the same opportunity to get an education. The law is very short, and simply states: "No person in the United States shall, on the basis of sex, be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subjected to discrimination under any education program or activity receiving Federal financial assistance."Today, this simple law has been twisted by feminist lawmakers and women's-rights lobbyists to discriminate against men.
I would like for the class to analyze the opinions of people who are for and against the modern interpretations of Title IX. Obviously, I think that they are, in general, sexist and wrong (especially when dealing with college athletics), but I would like to hear what other people in the class have to say about it. This will also give me the chance to hear more differing opinions about this topic, rather than the ones I choose to pay attention to.

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