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What stereotypes facilitate quick & appropriate judgements?

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### How could the content be improved?

The curriculum offers an example of an stereotype as making a quick decision stopping a child from driving a car. I am not sure how we are supposed to interpret that. I think that is supposed to mean that the stereotype of a child is that they do not think rationally and don't think about safety so we stop them from doing something that we would not stop an adult from doing.

However, I don't think that is an example of a stereotype. You stop a child from driving a car because they can not legally drive a car, not because of a stereotype about children.

I don't know what an example of a stereotype that "can facilitate quick judgements in appropriate situations" would be. Opening this issue for discussion.

### Which part of the content does your suggestion apply to?

https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/09-eia.html#systemic-exclusion

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Research direction

Start with the linked systemic exclusion section at https://carpentries.github.io/instructor-training/09-eia.html#systemic-exclusion and review the example about stopping a child from driving. Clarify whether the example illustrates a stereotype, then propose a replacement or explanatory wording that answers the issue's question about quick, appropriate judgements. Done means the curriculum's explanation is clear and the example no longer confuses the concept.

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content
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Documentation
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5/5
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Over a week
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Quiet
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Needs clarification
Newbie friendliness
35/100

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