Analysis and affirmation of Dr. Hoff-Sommers’ pro-boy education article in TIME magazine
Dr. Hoff-Sommers has recently written an article which has been published by TIME magazine titled "What Schools Can Do To Help Boys Succeed." It has been successful in generating quite a discussion and positive feedback. I agree with most of her article, and will provide some of my own observations over [...]
President and founder of influential economic and financial analysis firm says drop in male enrollment is not a big deal
There will always be those who say the decline in male college enrollment is "not a big deal." It is especially unfortunate when the president and founder of an economic and financial analysis firm who is regularly cited by the mainstream media says it. According to his website, Dr. Ray [...]
Elementary schools cracking down on tag, “hard balls,” and – horror of horrors – cartwheels
It is something often said among those who reflect on the changes in our education system over the past several decades that kids just can't be kids anymore. This is especially true for young boys who find themselves in an educational environment where everything they have long enjoyed is now [...]
AVFMS interviewed by USA Today College on the need for men’s centers on college campuses
Mainstream media outlets are finally starting to pay attention to men's issues. In particular, the recent scandals and human rights abuses at the University of Toronto (see here and here) have provided a shocking controversy that is difficult to ignore. Two days after Dr. Miles Groth spoke at U of [...]
Dr. Sommers on MSNBC About Boys’ Education, Mocked & Dismissed by Hosts
A picture says a thousand words. That's why I still love doing videos. I just uploaded a new video to my YouTube channel. Below is the script from the part of the video where I dissect the "conversation" between Dr. Sommers and the MSNBC hosts (6 minutes in, onward). Also, see Dr. [...]
Harvard rigs classes in women’s favor
The New York Times asks: "What if Harvard Business School gave itself a gender makeover, changing its curriculum, rules and social rituals to foster female success?" MHRA (that's Men's Human Rights Activist) Janet Bloomfield wrote an excellent piece at A Voice for Men in response to this question. Stop by AVFM and check [...]
The Trouble with Women Ignoring Boys
I’ve long been fascinated by the 1998 study [1] that showed that there are right and wrong ways to praise children. In the study, kids were given a puzzle to solve. Then they were told to choose between two other puzzles, one equal in difficulty to the first and one [...]
Another Men’s Center Forms, this Time at Lone Star College
Men's centers and men's groups are sprouting up across academia. They are not uniform in their scope. They may be run mostly by students, receive little funding, focus on general men's issues, and just provide a place for men to hang out. Or they may be primarily run by a staff [...]
It’s Time for Some Good News: Project MALES at UT Austin
From 30 years of staggering drops in educational attainment, to a pervasive but largely unacknowledged subculture of misandry, to the erosion of the rights and protections afforded male students in the event that they are wrongly accused of sexual misconduct, there is much that earns our concern when it comes [...]
Hudson Falls Elementary Criticizes Boy for Reading Too Much
Nine year-old Tyler Weaver is a reading champion at Hudson Falls Elementary. He is winning so many contests for reading that it is causing problems.