Q&A Forum - June/July 2018

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The things that Ms Sommers points out are not unique to our generation of young lads. Boys have always gotten in more trouble than girls in school as far as getting detentions and being disciplined for overly aggressive male behavior. She concludes that major issues about male misbehavior relates to the lack of moral leadership at home and at school in directing boys to employ proper behavior. Ms Sommers is offended by many government-supported programs that encourage teaching boys to be more like girls.

I agree with her that the more extreme voices in the feminist camp still seem to be the ones setting the feminist agenda. But I think when she wants boys to learn to act morally and respectfully, she wants essentially the same thing that many feminists do. Getting boys to behave properly in school has been a challenge for generations and that is why so much thought has gone into devising new strategies to make the educational system better for both boys and girls.