I chose this topic because as a guy I can relate to what we as guys struggle with. I think society does a poor job as to show what being a man really is and to be honest I see very few qualities that are true traits of men. The video games, lack of attention in classrooms, and the fact that we don't learn the same as our counterparts makes this a daunting challenge for guys to overcome.
I know there's a lot of people saying that men still rule the world along with corporate America. That's fine and dandy, but what's being done to help improve the the curve for men ? Honestly I think part of what needs to be done is change how we teach our youth. No more of this take notes and listen to the teacher while they ramble on, yet the guys in the class could really give two hoots what the instructor is talking about. Get them engaged! ADD and ADHD are probably over diagnosed honestly, as a society we don't understand that men learn differently. The article constantly shows how men are falling away from higher education. What we have here is multiple failures as a society and a few them are: forcing guys to learn a specific way, learning disabilities being over diagnosed when it's just boys being boys, and single moms trying to raise a boy the correct way. These are things that need to be addressed and the only one that really can't be addressed by us as a nation is single parenting specifically single Moms parenting boys.
In my opinion I do believe we need to tailor learning to help the guys who are struggling in school because let's be honest here. If things keep going the direction they are it won't be good and guys will continue to decline in higher education levels. I think we as a society really need to stop putting a label on a kid for just being a boy. There are legitimate cases where boys do have ADD or ADHD then at that point the parents need to make the right choice to help their child so they can learn in class. I'm really not sure what to do about the video games honestly and I think there's other issues when they play for to long. I honestly believe people lose social skills when playing video games for hours on end.
"Disappearing Act: Where Have The Men Gone ? No Place Good." How to Write Anything. Comp. John J. Ruszkiewicz. 1st ed. Boston: Bedford/ St. Martin's, 2009. 175-180. Print.
Well said! I would agree that ADD and ADHD are both way over diagnosed in this country. This is probably to do with impatient parents that want a quick fix for their child and the drugs seem to be the answer. I believe that most of the problems with the education system are that nobody wants to tailor it to individual needs.
ReplyDeleteI just found this blog post and last night for Prepare we did an overview of the Old Testament and Gary (founder of Prepare who was leading us) talked about the video gaming thing. In Genesis, it says we are made in God's image and we are told to be fruitful and multiply and subdue the earth and rule over it. So there are 3 things there, we need righteous character (reflecting His image), we need communion/fellowship/relationship, and we need a call, to rule or have dominion over something. Gary said that when we aren't taking responsibility (rule/dominion) over our lives, we will find ways to keep busy (like playing video games for hours on end) to pass the time because we feel unfulfilled. And men particularly fall into this because as a society we aren't teaching men to be men and to be leaders, and in the soul, men know something is wrong but they don't know how to fix it or they've been shut down in that area and don't want to try again, so they just fill in the time with mindless activities to keep them busy. And OMG this is long, but this just really really struck my heart, because I see it so much and it breaks my heart! God is calling men to be MIGHTY MEN! Like David's mighty men in Chronicles, calling them to do amazing feats and deeds of renown! God, help this generation to live a live worthy of the calling they have received!
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