Personal Circle for KarenE.

Personal Circle for KarenE.

Personal Circle for KarenE.

Well, it is a radical thought - but it seems very possible that the "better" schools are worse for boys - because we judged them, as a cultural, to be better because of test scores and how much more academic they are than other schools. Our current school is more socio-economically diverse, more culturally diverse and smaller. I highly prize these features, but those are not what get "graded" on school's scoring tablets. So, our current school with slightly lower test scores is the one I prefer, because everyone has recess, PE, music, art & lots of variation in the day. The school is spending money to put big boulders and tree stumps in a muddy field and mulch it because that is interesting and fun for children. They are buying slabs of stone to make a do-it-yourself labyrinth. Or previous school has smartboards and computers in every classroom. I guess I am supposed to prefer that by today's standards, but I don't. I love that come spring the kids will have two tradtional playgrounds, a field, boulders, stumps and a labyrinth for play.

Mon, Sept 21st at 1:00 pm ET: Peg Tyre, NYT bestselling author of "The Trouble With Boys", will lead a conversation on "Is school breaking our boys?" For anyone who might be worried that your smart, capable son is struggling in school, or that he's bored and falling out of love with learning - join the conversation. Share your story and get concrete ideas and approaches from Peg.

I'm very glad to hear you find it becoming less taboo over time. At times, I find that my desire to have my sons do well in school meets the attitude that it might be at the expense of other students (girls), which is not what I want at all. I want school to work for all our kids - I am one of three girls. It is just so easy for me to see the way school expectations sometimes create a scenario in which it is easier for girls to succeed, at least more quickly at younger ages.

Mon, Sept 21st at 1:00 pm ET: Peg Tyre, NYT bestselling author of "The Trouble With Boys", will lead a conversation on "Is school breaking our boys?" For anyone who might be worried that your smart, capable son is struggling in school, or that he's bored and falling out of love with learning - join the conversation. Share your story and get concrete ideas and approaches from Peg.

A topic close to my heart - I have three boys, age 3, 5 and 10.

Mon, Sept 21st at 1:00 pm ET: Peg Tyre, NYT bestselling author of "The Trouble With Boys", will lead a conversation on "Is school breaking our boys?" For anyone who might be worried that your smart, capable son is struggling in school, or that he's bored and falling out of love with learning - join the conversation. Share your story and get concrete ideas and approaches from Peg.