So, working with their daughters, they created a magazine designed to counteract the negative messages girls receive every day. The magazine can be used as a model for educators interested in helping students create their own publications that value girls' voices. A girl's life is like a circle. Other magazines for girls focus primarily on boys, makeup, dieting, and appearance. However, those things only represent 3 or 4 degrees on the circle of a girl's life.
New Moon keeps boys and makeup' in real perspective.
A lot of people still think girls don't have any rights. New Moon , she explains, shows girls how things should be. Meeting All Students' Needs While reducing gender bias is the major aim of the strategies outlined in Growing Smart , DeFazio is quick to point out that, in addressing the special needs of girls, educators will enhance public education for all students.