Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School

More news that points out the obvious. by Jessica Lahey – The Atlantic Magazine Something is rotten in the state of boys’ education, and I can’t help but suspect that the pattern I have seen in my classroom may have something to do with a collective failure to adequately educate boys. The statistics are grim….

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WHY FATHERHOOD MATTERS

Fatherhood is also classically aspirational. It’s a marker of class, pure and simple. Fatherlessness is a real crisis even as fatherhood gains this wild significance. In 2008, 41 percent of births involved unmarried women compared with 28 percent in 1990. Fatherlessness as a condition has been linked with virtually every social ill you can name…

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“If boys are in trouble, it’s a women’s issue – we’re all in trouble.”

Christina Sommers talks about the effects of a philosophy that can be somewhat hostile to young men: Women’s Rights. Advocating for recognition of gender differences while maintaining equality, Sommers discusses the implications, risks, and consequences of consistently supporting and encouraging females only.

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How to pay child support and STILL face prison time

I really don’t know when everyone will finally understand the reality of the game of child support. When will people see that this has very little to do with actually supporting children and much more with punitive measures against men and fathers. When will people get it? The National Parents Organization stated in one of…

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