The War Against Boys
by Christina Hoff Sommers · first published 2000
86% recommend14% neutral
Why HN recommends it
Argues that American schools have failed boys, using data and examples on academic gaps and classroom norms; recommended to parents and readers who want the case laid out with references.
Summarised by Claude from recommending comments
"Christina Hoff Sommers analyzes the work of the leading academic experts, Carol Gilligan and William Pollack, and finds it lacking in scientific rigor. There is no girl crisis, says Sommers. Girls are outperforming boys academically, and girls' self-esteem is no different from boys'. Boys lag behind girls in reading and writing ability, and they are less likely to go to college.". "The "girl crisis" has been seized upon by some feminists and has been suffused with sexual politics. Under the guise of helping girls, many schools have adopted policies that penalize boys, often for simply being
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Read The War Against Boys by Christina Hoff Sommers. She wrote that bock over 10 years ago and has tons of examples and references.
on “When male CEOs have daughters, relative pay for women at their firms goes up” ↗…Roughhousing - a normal male activity, is now a crime in schools. Here is a good article making my point - http://ideas.time.com/2013/08/19/school-has-become-too-hosti... http://www.amazon.com/The-WAR-AGAINST-BOYS-Misguided/dp/0684...
on “Male and female brains wired differently, scans reveal” ↗…authors claim that boys are statistically falling behind girls in every academic measure. There are more substantive sources that have made similar claims, for example this book: http://www.amazon.com/The-WAR-AGAINST-BOYS-Misguided/dp/0684...
on “Why schools are failing our boys” ↗…have time to spend with? Fuck it, video games, porn, and basement sound better. For a more US-centric view, check out [2]. [1] - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hikikomori [2] - http://www.amazon.ca/The-War-Against-Boys-Misguided/dp/06848...
on “Tinder and the Dawn of the “Dating Apocalypse”” ↗I definitely recommend clicking on the "related story" link to "The War Against Boys", written by Christina Sommers in 2000. American education has been failing boys for quite some time now. All parents have a responsibility to educate themselves on this topic.
on “Stop Penalizing Boys for Not Being Able to Sit Still at School” ↗…interesting and good material in them; which I think made some good points. Based on that, I guess my recommendations for breaking bubbles would be: "The Strange Death of Europe" (Murray, Davies, et al.) "The War Against Boys" (Sommers) "The Fountainhead" (Ryand)
on “Show HN: An anti-book recommendation tool, to help you escape your echo chamber” ↗…magazine, which doesn't exactly seem to be a bastion of conservatism Although Christina Hoff Sommers does have a noticeable bias/axe to grind since she's pretty anti-feminism and considers there to be a "war against boys". Also she works for the AEI which is a conservative think tank.
on “Google staff walk out over women's treatment” ↗