Toi – If women really weren’t capable of analytical reasoning, they wouldn’t be able to manage advanced mathematics either. I guess I am a paradox, then…
yitayningwut – You seem to be saying (correct me if I’ve misinterpreted) that since women don’t have a chiyuv in talmud torah, etc., their knowledge of torah can be technically be regarded as equivalent in value to their knowledge of other disciples. I don’t agree with that. Isn’t there intrinsic value in learning torah, regardless of its role in the scheme of things?
And then there’s a logistical snag – girls that are content with learning the “basics” usually are really not interested in (or capable of) expanding their secular knowledge. The ones that are capable usually want the utmost in limudei kodesh too.
And the principal thing really wasn’t that bad as I made it out to be. It was regarding a request for an advanced physics class, and I think he was just trying to say that we wouldn’t be able to handle the theory. He did phrase it very offensively, though. Plus, I don’t think it’s right to just throw out that generalization regarding specific cases.