By Helsinki Times on 11/13/2018 “… Differences between the school performance of boys and girls have existed for at least a decade in Finland, according to a study that followed people born in 1997 for 12 years. …” Read the entire article: http://www.helsinkitimes.fi/finland/finland-news/domestic/15950-study-girls-have-clearly-outperformed-boys-in-school-for-at-least-10-years-in-finland.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Category: Education of Boys
Why little boys don’t become men that women want to marry
By Washington Examiner on 11/08/2018 “… Modern women are clueless about men and have no idea how relationships work. It honestly isn’t their fault — the seeds of failure are planted in college, long before women say “I do.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.washingtonexaminer.com/opinion/why-little-boys-dont-become-men-that-women-want-to-marry?fbclid=IwAR0dkGZ9zg9lxJenATGA0Chr-W43VKsFClNB9m6WffmkTxqHw44uCxyjG-8 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Current English set books are ranged against boys
By Daily Nation on 11/06/2018 “… There is a general concern that the gender activists majorly focus their attention on the girl-child. In addition, the Ministry of Education, through the Kenya Institute of Curriculum Development, seems to have joined this league. The current trend on the selection of secondary school set books is worrying. I will READ MORE
Little Boy with ADHD Becomes Successful Musician All Thanks to One Caring Teacher
By Western Journal on 10/29/2018 “… Sometimes it takes just one person to make a difference, an impact on someone’s life. For drummer Clint Pulver, that person was Mr. Jensen. …” Read the entire article: https://www.westernjournal.com/l/slarson/little-boy-adhd-becomes-successful-musician-thanks-one-caring-teacher/ The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Delayed pregnancy: Heart health risks for moms and sons, study shows
By Science Daily on 10/01/2018 “… Delaying pregnancy may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease in both women and their children, with boys at higher risk of disease, according to a new study. …” Read the entire article: https://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2018/10/181001130322.htm The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Can attending a top high school reduce teens’ marijuana abuse?
By Medical Express on 10/29/2018 “… Students from lower-income neighborhoods who attended one of five high-performing Los Angeles County high schools were less likely to abuse marijuana than those who weren’t offered admission, UCLA researchers found. …” Read the entire article: https://medicalxpress.com/news/2018-10-high-school-teens-marijuana-abuse.html The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Girls get better grades than boys, even in STEM subjects, study finds
By NBC News on 09/25/2018 “… A big analysis of grades covering 1.6 million elementary, high school and university students shows that girls outperform boys at all ages. This includes science, technology, engineering and math subjects, the Australian researchers said. …” Read the entire article: https://www.nbcnews.com/health/health-news/girls-get-better-grades-boys-even-stem-subjects-study-finds-n912891 The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
Woman Accuses 9-Year-Old of ‘Sexual Assault,’ Then the Surveillance Video Comes Out
By Western Journal on 10/13/2018 “… A woman allegedly named Teresa Klein is gaining some viral infamy after she accused a 9-year-old African-American child of sexual assault when he brushed up against her, according to the New York Post. …” Read the entire article: https://www.westernjournal.com/ct/woman-accuses-surveillance-video/?utm_source=Email&utm_medium=WJBreaking&utm_campaign=ct-breaking&utm_content=western-journal The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org
She Said He Assaulted Her. Witnesses IN THE ROOM Said It Didn’t Happen. He Was Still Suspended.
By Daily Wire on 10/11/2018 “… A female student claimed a male student assaulted her while they lay next to each other on a bed one night after drinking. Just a few feet away, the man’s girlfriend and roommate were talking, and neither heard or saw anything corroborating the woman’s claims. The school suspended him anyway. READ MORE
Intersectionality and the Tragedy of the Black Male
Psychology Today on 09/24/2018 “… “Intersectionality is a concet often used in critical theories to describe the ways in which oppressive institutions (racism, sexism, homophobia, transphobia, ableism, xenophobia, classism, etc.) are interconnected and cannot be examined separately from one another.” …” Read the entire article: https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/real-men-dont-write-blogs/201809/intersectionality-and-the-tragedy-the-black-male The Boys Initiativeboysinitiative.org