By John Murawski – Real Clear Investigations 05/07/2020 “… The charges of anti-male discrimination may soon balloon as advocates expand their campaign to K-12 schools that receive federal funding and are subject to federal regulatory compliance and Title IX oversight. …” Read the entire article: https://www.realclearinvestigations.com/articles/2020/05/06/a_building_backlash_to_women-only_preferences_123481.html?fbclid=IwAR20HBQM5Js6GlLJKZWTzG_2O2ye8sZvq-cxMDTw4ioYEifyd-vxdEfBSpM The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Education of Boys
Listen to “Game-Changing Strategies for Raising Teen Boys with ADHD” with Mary Anne Richey, M.Ed.
By Mary Anne Richey, M.Ed. – ADDitude 05/11/2020 “… Teen boys with ADHD have a hard road to travel as they take on more classes, harder assignments, an increasingly complex social environment, and a rapidly changing body. One of their biggest developmental tasks is to separate from parents. …” Read the entire article: https://www.additudemag.com/podcast-strategies-teen-adhd-boys-richey/ The Boys READ MORE
Let Our Boys Grow Into Emotionally Intelligent Men
By Mat Knights – The Good Men Project 04/10/2020 “… Our little boys deserve to be allowed to feel love and to learn how to express it. Our little boys need shame removed from their core and not to be made feel like their emotions are bad or wrong. Without a healthy expression of emotion, READ MORE
After judge’s ruling, state school for boys must now take mental health care seriously
By Nathan Kirstein and Harry Frischer – Des Moines Register 04/06/2020 “… Children who enter the school are caught in a vicious cycle of violence perpetuated by the institutional shortcomings of a school that places very little emphasis on treating mental health disorders. …” Read the entire article: https://www.desmoinesregister.com/story/opinion/columnists/iowa-view/2020/04/06/iowa-state-training-school-boys-must-heed-judges-admonitions-the-wrap/2952490001/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Parenting in the time of Coronavirus: Children have questions but how do you explain the pandemic
By First Post 04/06/2020 “… Parents across the country, and the world, are grappling with an unprecedented challenge of dealing with their children who are too old to be shushed or placated and too young to understand the inexplicable situation the world has found itself in. …” Read the entire article: https://www.firstpost.com/india/parenting-in-the-time-of-coronavirus-children-have-questions-but-how-do-you-explain-the-pandemic-8231311.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
DMU Hosts Medical and Health Sciences Camp to Inspire Underrepresented Boys
By Maria Lisignoli – WhoTV 03/07/2020 “…For the second year, Des Moines University is hosting their camp to introduce young boys grades 2 to 6 into the medical and health sciences fields. …” Read the entire article: https://whotv.com/news/dmu-hosts-medical-and-health-sciences-camp-to-inspire-underrepresented-boys/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
It’s Their Classmates Who Are Putting Boys Off Reading
By Nick Morrison – Forbes 02/26/2020 “… Researchers said the findings suggested teachers should confront gender stereotypes in the classroom, as well as tailor classroom texts to boys’ interests and encourage fathers to read to their sons. …” Read the entire article: https://www.forbes.com/sites/nickmorrison/2020/02/26/its-their-classmates-who-are-putting-boys-off-reading/#7269dc9771fc The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Standing up for boys
By Erika Sanzi – The Valley Breeze 02/26/2020 “… So while others make a name for themselves awfulizing males, we moms of boys will tell our sons every single day not to believe the lies. And we will stand up for the countless boys across our nation whose lives are being irrevocably damaged by a READ MORE
Ohio State among universities targeted over bias against men
By Jennifer Smola – Canton Rep 02/20/2020 “… Ohio State University has adjusted gender specifications for a number of programs and scholarships after a complaint alleged they illegally discriminated against males. …” Read the entire article: https://www.cantonrep.com/news/20200220/ohio-state-among-universities-targeted-over-bias-against-men/1 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Teacher’s aide ‘had sex with boy, 16,’ who said ‘it’s every kid’s dream to do a teacher’
By Jacob Geanous – Metro 02/13/2020 “… Roznowski is charged with three counts of sexual assault and two counts of exposing intimate parts to a child. The age of consent in Wisconsin is 17. …” Read the entire article: https://metro.co.uk/2020/02/13/teachers-aide-sex-boy-16-said-every-kids-dream-teacher-12236307/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org