“We need to teach our boys that they can bear suffering and loss without shame … that anger is a question that deserves deeper answers than punishment or silence.”
Lori Day looks to find solutions in education that take into account the differences between boys and girls.
Meds, Horses, and Uncle Fred’s Farm for My ADHD Son
November 16, 2011 By 16 Comments
After months at a therapeutic boarding school, Pauline Gaines’ son has recognizably changed.
Three Faces
November 16, 2011 By 3 Comments
For 38 years, Carl Bosch has proudly watched the growth his students undergo during their middle school years.
Taylor Mali Performs ‘Miracle Workers’
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“Education is the miracle. I’m just the worker. I’m a teacher. And that’s what we do.”
The Importance of Masculinity in Boyhood Development
November 16, 2011 By 22 Comments
“The question is: do parents have enough trust in boy development to let them take some risks and make some mistakes?”
Why My Nine-Year-Old Is Smarter Than Me
November 15, 2011 By 8 Comments
10 Things Entrepreneurs Don’t Learn in College
November 14, 2011 By 3 Comments
College didn’t teach James Altucher how to think, so he’s here to make sure you know what he didn’t.
Why Am I Afraid of Math?
September 4, 2011 By 39 Comments
Despite parents of the you-can-be-anything-you-want persuasion, Emily Heist-Moss absorbed the misguided notion that math and science were not going to play a role in her future.
An End to Innocence, or How I Learned to Shoot a Jump Shot
July 19, 2011 By Leave a Comment
Even now, some 30 years later, Yago Colás remembers the jump-shot fundamentals he learned back in eighth grade.
Vocalyze
“When I was in a men’s group in 1972, I distinctly remember feeling edgy when we would hug.”
“My son and daughter keep reminding me that things are changing.” The times they are a changin’ (comment and Marco Magnani video cover of Bob Dylan song.)
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