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BOY PROBLEMS Young men are struggling, and we wanted to figure out just how badly and why.
.nytimes ^ | May 13, 2025 | The Morning

Posted on 05/15/2025 8:49:44 AM PDT by daniel1212

Boys enter kindergarten lagging behind girls in both academic readiness and behavior. A majority of teenagers agree that boys are more disruptive...girls get better grades, have more leadership roles and speak up more in class.

A bar chart shows the results of a survey of teenagers: 64 percent say boys are more disruptive in school, 27 percent view girls as more like leaders, and 78 percent believe teachers have no gender preference for favorites.
Source: Pew Research Center | Survey was conducted Sept. 18-Oct. 10. Home-schooled teens were not included. Shares of respondents who did not offer an answer are not shown. | By The New York Times

In interviews, young men say that school never felt like a good fit for them, or that they got the sense that teachers didn’t like boys, and that this left them feeling discouraged or undervalued. By high school, girls are more likely to graduate on time — and more likely to go to college.

A line graph showing college attendance rates from 1960 to 2022. Women’s attendance increased from below men’s to 66 percent in 2020, while men’s attendance was at 57%.
Source: National Center for Education Statistics | Individuals ages 16-24 are counted here if enrolled in a two- or four-year college by October in the year of their high school graduation or equivalent. | By The New York Times

Young men are struggling in their mental health and transitions to adulthood, too. What’s going on here? I’m reporting a series on boys, the first installment of which published today. I’d love to hear your experiences... Tell The Times what you think here. — Claire Cain Miller

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To: ProtectOurFreedom

Yep


101 posted on 05/15/2025 3:54:28 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: caddie

(Masculinity is condemned and attacked everywhere, every way.)

Which is exactly why DEMOCRATS Joe Biden and
Manchurian Candidate Barack Hussein Obama
promoted the GLOBOHOMO AGENDA

EVERYWHERE

State Department, USAID and were actively corrupting the U.S. Military


102 posted on 05/15/2025 4:01:39 PM PDT by SaveFerris (Luke 17:28 ... as it was in the Days of Lot; They did Eat, They Drank, They Bought, They Sold ......)
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To: daniel1212

Single sex classrooms, Male...not fags, MEN teachers for male children. Female, not lesbian, WOMEN teachers for female children.

Give that about a 20 year test drive.


103 posted on 05/15/2025 5:59:08 PM PDT by Glad2bnuts
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To: napscoordinator
Maybe we improve in college.

HA! I sure didn’t!

Now that l’m retired, I think I finally caught up to where I should be. Smarter than liberals, anyway!😀

104 posted on 05/16/2025 5:27:49 AM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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To: telescope115

I’m thankful that you joined the smart conservatives. I suspect you had a great time in your schooling years. Experience life is everything.


105 posted on 05/16/2025 7:32:14 AM PDT by napscoordinator (DeSantis is a beast! Florida is the freest state in the country! )
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To: T.B. Yoits

Yep.


106 posted on 05/17/2025 10:06:20 AM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: dfwgator

That is NOT manly virtue. That is false bravado and blind anger.


107 posted on 05/17/2025 10:07:04 AM PDT by vpintheak (Screw the ChiComms! America first!)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Agree.


108 posted on 05/17/2025 10:15:33 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: ClearCase_guy

Go Asian young man.


109 posted on 05/17/2025 10:17:35 AM PDT by central_va (I won't be reconstructed and I do not give a damn...)
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To: telescope115
Maybe we improve in college.

I think I did, and I attribute much of it to Gonzaga's core curriculum. My accounting professor also played a large role. He never used numbers and his tests were all essay questions.

I really grew up after graduation, went straight into the Army. Being placed in charge of 40+ soldiers and 8 missile systems was life changing.

110 posted on 05/17/2025 10:20:46 AM PDT by Night Hides Not (Remember the Alamo! Remember Goliad! Remember Gonzales! Come and Take It!)
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To: Night Hides Not

Wow. Thank you for your service!


111 posted on 05/17/2025 2:14:01 PM PDT by telescope115 (I NEED MY SPACE!!! 🔭)
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