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Boys Will Be Boys

February 16, 2022February 16, 2022
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BOYS WILL BE BOYS Boys and girls are different. There. I said it. Once I recognize that reality, I set out to learn about boys, and hopefully to understand my son in the process.  The first book I encountered, Real Boys by William Pollack, uncovered what he called The Boy…

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Black Boys in Crisis: Does Anyone Even Care?

July 8, 2021July 19, 2021
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Matthew Lynch has written a series of articles addressing the crisis of Black boys in education. In this article, “Black Boys in Crisis: Does Anyone Even Care?” he makes the case for seeing Black boys as a separate demographic (not classified as “minorities” along with other ethnic groups and immigrants).…

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Disproportionality Pt 1

July 8, 2021July 8, 2021
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“Disproportionality” is very big word that means that certain groups are over-represented in some school-related categories, and under-represented in others. This introductory video by Dr. Abena Asantewaa defines the term, and offers a brief summary of how it relates to the status of Black boys in the American educational system.

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She Liked Boys

June 24, 2021July 8, 2021
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My younger son was a “problem child” in school until the third grade. Teachers didn’t know what to do with him. He was clearly very bright, but not the least bit interested in following classroom rules and routines. In second grade, he had a teacher who was new to the…

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