Could the camp owners be right about assigning Jessalyn to Beads & Baskets based on girls’ superior fine motor skills? Are they justified in denying her admission to the more physical course that boys usually take? What more would you need to know to decide fairly if Jessalyn would be as safe as the boys in the camp in Ropes & Branches? What policy change, if any, would you urge the owners to introduce? If Jessalyn asks why she can’t do Ropes & Branches, how should Dave answer? Should he tell her the truth behind the owners’ decision or hide it? If the owners don’t change their minds, what would you advise Dave to do?

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  1. Could the camp owners be right about assigning Jessalyn to Beads & Baskets based on girls’ superior fine motor skills? Are they justified in denying her admission to the more physical course that boys usually take?

  2. What more would you need to know to decide fairly if Jessalyn would be as safe as the boys in the camp in Ropes & Branches? What policy change, if any, would you urge the owners to introduce?

  3. If Jessalyn asks why she can’t do Ropes & Branches, how should Dave answer? Should he tell her the truth behind the owners’ decision or hide it?

  4. If the owners don’t change their minds, what would you advise Dave to do?

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Jessalyn Palmer's father Dave was baffled. Jessalyn, nearly 5, had
been denied admission to the Ropes & Branches course at a Na-
tive American camp she wanted to attend, and had been assigned
knew, were good and fair people, but perhaps their Native Ameri-
can heritage was guiding their decision.
Caught between culture and his daughter's disappointment,
instead to Beads and Baskets.
Dave didn't know what to do.
Jessalyn didn't want to make necklaces and baskets; she
wanted to tie knots and make rope ladders and fashion slings and
fly from branch to branch with the boys in Ropes & Branches. She
had always been an active child, heedless of her body and happy
to laugh off any hurts or bruises she earned as a result.
Dave Palmer begged the couple who ran the camp to allow
Jessalyn to switch courses, but they were adamant. It would be
too dangerous for her. It demanded too much brute strength and
agility. Girls were better at finger skills like weaving and beading.
Jessalyn would hurt herself on the ropes. They couldn't risk that.
Dave was certain they were exaggerating the risk. The camp
was well staffed and had a perfect safety record. He protested that
Jessalyn was as strong and agile as any boy in the course and her
risk was no greater than theirs. But the owners were unmoved.
When the husband remarked "Girls don't tie knots," Dave sensed
that this was more than a personal judgment. The camp owners, he
Given what you know about boys' and girls' physical characteris-
tics at age 5, how can Dave make a case that Jessalyn's strength
and agility matched those of the boys her age in the camp?
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2. Could the camp owners be right about assigning Jessalyn to
Beads & Baskets based on girls' superior fine motor skills? Are
they justified in denying her admission to the more physical
course that boys usually take?
3. What more would you need to know to decide fairly if Jessalyn
would be as safe as the boys in the camp in Ropes & Branches?
What policy change, if any, would you urge the owners to introduce?
156
4. If Jessalyn asks why she can't do Ropes & Branches, how should
Dave answer? Should he tell her the truth behind the owners'
decision or hide it?
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5. If the owners don't change their minds, what would you advise
Dave to do?
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