Boys Adrift

Book Club #13.
Lesson: Homeschool. Let's do it.

About the Book:

Boys Adrift by Leonard Sax

 Summary: 

Leonard Sax is a psychologist who sees a number of factors contributing to a trend of underachieving boys and men in our current society. Factors range from changes in our current education system, role models, coed education, video games, plastics, etc. Controversial and a great source of debate, readers will be all over the place on this subject.

Characters:

• Leonard Sax
• various children and parents

Questions:

1. Do you notice a trend in unmotivated boys/men? Do you think it's true?

2. Which factor(s) do you most agree with?

3. Did anything surprise you?

4. If you had a son is there anything in particular you would do after reading this book?

5. Do you agree that schools are becoming more feminized? 

6. Do you believe that kids need to be in a co-ed educational environment?

7. Has this changed the way that you think the world socializes little people?

Conversation Summary:

Discussion topics:

• Is there a trend in boys/children that is different than previous generations
• Agree/disagree with book factors and observations
• Education system and homeschooling
• Experience with young children
• Difference between boys and girls - personality, learning, development
• Training animals and children

3/3 bears finished book

References:

1. Diane Rehm Interview: Dr. Leonard Sax: “Boys Adrift”

http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2007-08-14/dr-leonard-sax-boys-adrift-basic-books

2. America’s ‘quiet catastrophe’: Millions of idle men
https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/americas-quiet-catastrophe-millions-of-idle-men/2016/10/05/cd01b750-8a57-11e6-bff0-d53f592f176e_story.html?utm_term=.fa220cfd710d

3. TED talks: How masculinity is evolving

https://www.ted.com/playlists/how_masculinity_is_evolving