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Thursday, August 10, 2006 12:00 AM

Hunter-Gatherer Junior High

Tracy Clark-Flory

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  • Friday, August 11, 2006 07:37 AM

    Remember the past?

    This is what I don't get about the "boys need action" argument:

    In the past (100, 200 years ago) when men focused on the education of their sons, these boys were asked to read books, to sit quietly, to behave themselves, and study.

    They may have practiced sports, they may have had rough-and-tumble activities outside the classroom, but classroom learning always involved quiet, reading, and discipline.

    Why is this considered beyond the capabilities of modern boys?

    —L*G Read L*G's other letters

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