Summary Of Alice Paul's High School In Bzarro World

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The purpose of Alice Paul's High school in bizarro world was to point out that boys, not girls, are actually waging war in schools. The article flips schools around and places girls in the shoes of boys. It shows how weird we would think schools would be, if girls acted the way boys do in school by catcalling at boys as they walk by, running the sports teams, and being aggressive. The boys on the other hand take on the role of "girls" by being quiet and being invisible while studying and earning good grades. In the bizarro world most of the litature being taught to students centers around women. In the real world it is the complete opposite. David Sadker the author is trying to convey how ridiculous it is that parents are complaing that their

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