Are We Raising Our Boys To Be Underachieving Men?

The Full Circle Ladies discuss the recent article in Maclean's about whether or not we are raising our boys to be underachieving men.
http://www2.macleans.ca/2010/10/18/raising-our-boys/

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[HateGrind]

Why should men strive for anything thesedays ? The reward in the UK is a games console and an overpriced flat , and thats if your a successfull graduate on a decent wage . Most have to be content with the room they have been in since a kid plus a playstation. 50 yrs ago the hard working man had a familly and a loving wife who took care of him , it was something nice for him to come home to at the end of a day ,it pushed him to strive for success. Now ? you get an ungratefull evil feminist

[mrfrankincense]

At least these women know that there is a difference between men and women, that's a start although they don't really understand men; 'Just let them bash things!'

[VinnyMonster1]

It's about time women got in touch with their masculine sides. Sorry, had to say that, I HATE the phraise'get in touch with your feminine side. I'm a man, I'm not supposed to get in touch with my feminine side. And that's not cultural, it's nature.

[dnsmithnc]

How you motivate men to get out of their parents' basement is to provide opportunities for them to be recognized and rewarded for being men and instead of marginalized for it. Simple stuff. Given the rampant sexism against men, sometimes it is just not worth leaving the comfort and safety of the "basement." Here is the problem ladies. Men will get so fed up with the way things are, they will eventually create conditions where they can be men. This might translate into an ugly scene.

[bweazel]

@fastteddyb We need women to get over themselves and start working as a team with their partners, not competing against them.

[Paladynae]

Separate schools, only male teachers in the boys' school and female in the girls' school, that way, boys learn how to be men, girls learn how to be women.

[fastteddyb]

Asking a man what they need would give some good indicators.

[CpsLock3]

Underachievers can't afford good gifts for women. You do the math on why they want us to "man up".

[doczg88]

Men need challenge Women don't. They are more hardworking because their biological role makes them so. Mom is allways known and is stuck with baby. Dad may choose to be present. That was it through entire history. So women can't choose not to feed the baby one day because they just don't feel like they want to do it today. Men can choose to work or stay in the bed. He can hunt tomorrow. Women can't do this because we would become extinct. Today when society is different our biology stay the same

[RyanJarrett5102]

The funny thing about all of this discussion is that when this was happening in the past (seperate classrooms and schools) was called sexist. And about motivating boys the key is that for boys it is about the path to manhood and have an end point. It is about a step by step process that takes years to happen. It has to be done by men for boys excluding any female influence. female influence is what caused this problem in the first place.

[JGvisions]

and its funny because as the asian chick says it, "we are confused as to what to do" since these roles that we tend to fall into have been usurped by women and the fundamental meta principles behind what it means to be men. all this is dictated by women or people in backed the feminist movement and its actions on our sociol system.

[karlsmith00]

@Gizziiusa finally some honesty! thank you.