Stevo
31st January 2003, 13:21
Is it just my imagination, or is there a "critical mass" effect that drives a mixed juniors / teens class towards being either all male or all female?
On a couple of occasions, I've noticed that classes which were previously comprised almost entirely of boys had changed (over a period of weeks), to consisting almost entirely of girls,and vice versa.
Naturally, boys prefer to join in with other boys, and girls feel more comfortable joining in with other girls.
Maybe the ladies tend to sign up with friends, in groups of two or three. This can alter class dynamics dramatically in a very short space of time.
Perhaps instructors orientate their class to the largest common denominator, imparting a bias that tends to favour one sex or the other.
Maybe instructors (of either gender) relate better to one sex or the other? Maybe the balance changes if they take over a different class?
What's your opinion? Does the balance of sexes within a mixed class tend to remain static, or does it tend to overbalance towards one sex or the other?
On a couple of occasions, I've noticed that classes which were previously comprised almost entirely of boys had changed (over a period of weeks), to consisting almost entirely of girls,and vice versa.
Naturally, boys prefer to join in with other boys, and girls feel more comfortable joining in with other girls.
Maybe the ladies tend to sign up with friends, in groups of two or three. This can alter class dynamics dramatically in a very short space of time.
Perhaps instructors orientate their class to the largest common denominator, imparting a bias that tends to favour one sex or the other.
Maybe instructors (of either gender) relate better to one sex or the other? Maybe the balance changes if they take over a different class?
What's your opinion? Does the balance of sexes within a mixed class tend to remain static, or does it tend to overbalance towards one sex or the other?