Feminism turns on itself at the expense of boys becoming self-confident

**The Possible Human** · 24th-March-2011

There is definitely a boy crisis in schools. My Mother, a dyed in the wool old school Feminist and consummate teacher knows firsthand about the issues and impending crisis.

She has been a Jr High School teacher for her entire career. She began to grow concerned in the 80’s and 90’s when massive programs were put in place to address the needs of girls at the exclusion of boys. Structured mentor programs, Female centric after school programs, specialized curriculum for girls. This was of concern to her because it excluded the boys that fell between the educational cracks.

These boys are labeled: Geeks, Nerds, Dweebs, and losers by their peers both male and female. Adults and parents are guilty of labeling boys this way too. Compound this with a never ending stream of negativity toward boys and men from the media and you begin to see her concerns. The highly intelligent but socially awkward boys are marginalized and constantly put down. Their self esteem is low and their innate abilities to learn are crippled.

My Mom decided to do something about this horrible treatment of boys. She started a mentor program after school at the local library. She brought in positive male role models for the boys to learn from. Scientists, Engineers, Doctors, and even a Dentist. This mentor program flew under the radar from the school system because it was done off school property and on Moms’ own time. The program was a hit; the boys gained confidence and began to blossom into being young men.

With every good deed there is an equally negative deed created. With the program’s success came desire for some other teachers to enter the fold and help out. That’s when everything went to hell. A young teaching assistant wanted to help out with the mentor program. She was ambitious and quite charming. Halfway into one of the semesters she suggested to my Mom that they include girls in the program. My Mom said “No, the program is for boys who need mentoring and help with their self image”.

The young teaching assistant was rebuffed and took vengeance, she drummed up Feminist outrage that a mentor program was excluding girls and was the wrong way to educate boys. Never mind the fact that they boys were becoming confident and successful, she saw the program as a sexist and anti-female.

The library capitulated in the onslaught of feminist fury and told my Mom that she could no longer use the facility for her mentoring program. This is a PUBLIC library who is there to serve the public. The head Librarian was a very good friend of my Mom’s, they went to college together, were roommates, and helped each other when the need arose. The head Librarian told my Mom that she had to move her program somewhere else due to the pressure she was getting from the local feminist tribes. Naturally, my Mom was devastated. She had done something of great value and was being demonized by the very women she supported.
The tragedy does not end here. The school board found out about her after school program and found some excuse to try and fire her. At my Mom’s disciplinary hearing, the school board and feminists nearly got their way. The vote was 6 to 5 with one abstention in my Mom’s favor. Over 100 parents showed up with nothing but complete support for my Mom and her efforts to boost their son’s self esteem and confidence.

The teaching assistant was there, when she spoke at the microphone all that came out was a vile and black feminist diatribe against my Mom for not allowing girls into the mentor program. She has missed the point completely; the program was for at risk boys and only at risk boys. When I looked at the teaching assistant, I saw nothing but contempt and bitter anger towards my Mom.
This whole incident left my Mom crushed and disillusioned. She was a consummate educator, she believes in equality and the human spirit. She was left with a shattered dream of helping boys become self assured and successful. She completed the school year and retired after 40 years of teaching.

The teaching assistant was fired the next year for “inappropriate contact” with a 14 year old female student. No arrest, no court case, and of course no media attention.

All of this really concerns me. If a teacher cannot teach her male students to be self assured and successful, who will?

**conaill** · 24th-March-2011

Homeschooling is the answer,parent's need to avoid the school system.

**rohara** · 24th-March-2011

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Homeschooling is the answer,parent's need to avoid the school system.

While I support anyones choice to home school their children I must say that this is not the answer to our problems in education. The answser lies in parents actualy seeing what is going on and doing something about it. School boards absolutely need to take an activist role against the hateful gender feminists in our school system. These people are everywhere and they need to be confronted publicly!

**rohara** · 24th-March-2011

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The teaching assistant was fired the next year for “inappropriate contact” with a 14 year old female student. No arrest, no court case, and of course no media attention.

It should come as no supprise that a male hating bigot would target a young boy for her sexual gratification. No man her age would likely have anything to do with her and she sees all males as objects.

**nevosopelo** · 24th-March-2011

Just another case of feminist hijacking the men issues and make them their own.

Sad really!

This is just another example of why boys need their fathers in a sound family environment if they are to fulfill their potential to their full ability.

Feminist destroy the family at their own peril!

NEVO

**The Possible Human** · 24th-March-2011

Rohara, it was a 14 yo GIRL the Teaching assistant was accused of having contact with

**Nynrah Ghost** · 24th-March-2011

Feminists never fail to show how low they can steep for the sake of their bigotted ideology...

**haute macabre** · 24th-March-2011

Proof that feminists are nothing but a bunch of hypocrites and not for equality at all.

They don't care who is affected, as long as they get what they want.

I think it's great that she was trying to help boys and get them to have more confidence.

I'm glad that the parents were there to back her up. At least some people still give a damn about people.

**Zuberi** · 25th-March-2011

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All of this really concerns me. If a teacher cannot teach her male students to be self assured and successful, who will?

The usual suspects don't want boys to be self assured and successful. If the boys are successful, there's a chance that those boys will contradict and dethrone the petty tyrants who hate them for being born.

**Percy** · 25th-March-2011

PH, many thanks for this personal experience of your mum's. She sounds like a fine woman who cares for her students.

I have no doubt she cares for her girl-students too, and as a parent of a boy and a girl, I can always find praise for teachers who give their all regardless of the Feminist curse.

Youe mum knows what 'Horses for Courses' means.

Please pass on my regards and give her a big hug.

**nivek** · 25th-March-2011

Yes, thanks for sharing that TPH, an interesting glimpse into the spite filled mind of feminist bigots.

**DADZRITES** · 31st-March-2011

Someone needs to go to a National Organization for Women annual meeting and bomb it!

Unregistered · 31st-March-2011

There's a huge crisis in the school system right now when it comes to boys. I used to work as a TA in a preschool and I can tell you first hand. We didn't know how to handle boys energy, the majority of us were women and our bosses were women too. We tried but our brains just didn't wrap around the mind of a boy.

PS: Your mom is an amazing women. She didn't try to take on the role of a male role model like most women make the mistake of doing but instead brought in real male role models that where within the children's community. The sad thing is girls will replicate there moms, family, and tv characters but even though boys may have a father figure in there lives what I don't get is they all seem to replicate the tv characters (iron man, ect). Is it the lack of real male role models that they see?

**Marx** · 31st-March-2011

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Someone needs to go to a National Organization for Women annual meeting and bomb it!

No, let's leave the bomb threats to feminism - they've already done that and it only served to bring their reputation down... We don't need to rely on their level of dirty tricks to get our message across.

**The Possible Human** · 1st-April-2011

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There's a huge crisis in the school system right now when it comes to boys. I used to work as a TA in a preschool and I can tell you first hand. We didn't know how to handle boys energy, the majority of us were women and our bosses were women too. We tried but our brains just didn't wrap around the mind of a boy.

There is no magic to handling young boys energy, they just need lots of physical activity, they learn better after burning off some of that energy. As for wrapping your brain around the minds of boys, boys are simple creatures. They like to be challenged and have fun while learning. If you make it a game to learn, they will participate, learn, and have fun. I taught both of my boys the Periodic Table of the elements by making it a game. My older son is an undergraduate in BioChemistry.