Posted on 07/25/2006 8:10:42 AM PDT by Lovingthis
Remember: Sexism is something only women have to endure.
And someone is finally noticing that the boys are not going on to college. Heck, if they made it through the Pre-K-12th nightmare without killing themselves or someone else, it is perfectly understandable that they are happy to escape further persecution and humiliation at the hands of feminists and their enablers in our universities.
As the father of a fifteen-year-old gifted kid who chronically underachieves, I also think this guy nailed it.
It's criminal what's been done to boys in the schools. Laura Bush is absolutely right. Boys have been cast aside -- and this ends up hurting girls in the long run, also, as they find out that young men are not able to cope with life.
The feminist project of destroying men has been successful. Congratulations, feminists, you've projected your misery onto many more people who would have been healthy otherwise.
Ping.
It effects society in so many ways when boys, soon to be men, are not allowed to be men.
What kinda sissy-a55 name is that?!
i kid because i love
Yep - my 17 year old step-son will graduate in May 2007 - his last special ed ARD report says the goal this year is to get him to read on a 6th grade level.
All these years and no one noticed he's dyslexic.
Just amazing.
The education monopoly, on the other hand, is NOT rational...refusing to explain it's method and goals in anything other than a PC mantra...and has very little discipline effected by the feminists (men and women alike).
Discipline in the public school system is to undermine the value of beliefs and behavior rather than to state, categorically, that certain BEHAVIORS will not be tolerated. In every case the public school system undermines the VALUE of normal male behavior, thinking and beliefs; and shows that normal female behavior is desired and "better".
I lay fault at the feet of these boys FATHERS for tolerating such folly.
Let me start by saying that my son is an honors student at a private school. However, neither one of us will forget the time when he was in 3rd grade. He was hoping to go to the spelling bee (he had the highest average in the class) and the literary meet (the previous year he had been the only student from this school to win an award). But his teacher told the class that "boys don't do good at these things" and selected only girls. I know, I should have gone and punched the daylights out of her. But I didn't, and it took him a couple of years to re-gain his interest in school! I'm thankful he is doing better now, he's a Duke University TIP scholar, honor roll... But that experience in the 3rd grade still hurts!
For your consideration.....
This guy gets it!
nice article I dont want to do MY FUGGEN Papers either lol
I teach Sunday School to mostly Korean high school and college guys (high achievers all). I have quoted to them the opening words of the song, "Kodachrome," by Paul Simon. "When I look back at all the crap I learned in high school, it's a wonder that I can think at all." I encourage them to get good grades, but also tell them that a lot of stuff they learn, they will never use again. I also try to be very practical in aplication when talking about my Sunday School lessons. I also see that guys LOVE apologetics. They are very rational. They need to know WHY they should believe something, while girls tend to be more willing to just take something by faith.
How would you change things?
I've heard this before but not having boys ... don't entirely relate,
If all of these unmotivated children became star students overnight, what would we do with all the then unnecessary teaching staff?
oh btw I dont remember the year but I was put in a "special ed" class during the second grade 1978. I know they told me not to drink chocolate milk and have sweets. I recall my idea of doing school work in the 1st grade was dumping it in the garbage, wow I saw thru it then I guess. Fortunately ritalin wasnt used back then or I'd be ruint now.
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