BTW, back in the 1970s, my typing class teacher would address the class this way.
I was one of the only boys in the class so the teacher would often collectively address the class like we were all girls. I learned to deal with it and it didn't scar me for life or anything. I'm sure girls who went to woodworking shop in my high school had to deal with the same to some extent.
My shop/drawing teacher was smart enough to say, “Good morning, ladies and gentlemen”.
Wonderful viewpoint that a tough course in something not thought to be intellectually "heady" or important could lead to life-changing outcomes.
Young people need to give school a chance, and consider studying and working at things that at first do not seem fitting.
In 1959 I was a Freshman in our small high school. I, along with 25 other boys noticed that the new home ec. teacher was hot, so we signed up for home ec. Thinking we would be in with girls and also get lots of food too.
There were so many boys signed up that they gave us our own all boys class. The teacher turned out to be a strict no nonsense type and in the first few weeks, we learned how to sew and iron clothes.
Lesson learned!