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Some schools make boys do tasks usually left to girls. This aims to:

Achallenge role stereotypes
Bteach cleanliness habits
Creward the weakest pupils
Dprepare boys for sports
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: A. challenge role stereotypes
1. In many schools girls are expected to sweep the classroom and boys are not. 2. Some schools try to counter this by making boys and girls do tasks normally not expected of them. 3. The goal is to challenge the hidden curriculum of gender, not to improve marks or class size. _Source: NCERT Class XI Sociology, Introducing Sociology, Ch 4 Culture and Socialisation, "Schools", p. 76_
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