Pornography is a natural attractant to most pubescent and adolescent boys. By early adolescence, most boys have begun to masturbate. Because male sexual function is often directly linked, in the brain, to visual stimulation, the male brain creates visual loops between the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis (the hormonal and reproductive structure of male development) and the visual cortex—the gray matter areas of the male brain that look at not only attractive potential …
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August 5, 2018
Since its inception in 1910, the Army and Navy Academy’s curriculum has combined rigorous college-preparatory classes with a leadership training program. As the only military boarding school for boys on the West Coast, the Academy in Carlsbad, California ensures that the Cadet experience focuses on responsibility, citizenship, and character development. Army and Navy Academy educates tomorrow’s leaders through small class sizes for young men in grades 7-12. The Academy …
June 5, 2018
In Santa Fe, Texas, there has been another school shooting. A 17-year-old boy opened fire on classmates and teachers, killing 10 and injuring 10 more. He carefully planned out his crime and journaled it in his cellphone and computer. His Facebook and Instagram accounts, taken down immediately upon the shooting, showed visits to sites like “sickguns” and gunspictures.” In Phoenix, Arizona, a young girl committed suicide after being bullied …
May 25, 2018
Spring is coming, and it is time to plan intensive days of learning – at the beach! Our Gurian Summer Training Institute will be held at one of our Model Schools, the Army and Navy Academy, which is located right on the beach in Carlsbad, CA. Thank you, Army and Navy Academy! There will be plenty of down time in the evenings for you to enjoy the water and …
February 26, 2018
December 20, 2017
Last week, on February 14, 2018, a teenage gunman slaughtered children and adults at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, a suburb northwest of Ft. Lauderdale. He killed twelve people inside the school walls, three outside, and two died on the way to the hospital. To ensure his kills, the gunman used the fire alarm as a weapon—forcing children and teachers out of the school so he could …
February 18, 2018
This week we are proud to feature a blog post by Susan Jentzsch, the Director of our Summer Institute and author of the Teen Leadership Forum. After spending 20 years at Qualcomm, Susan branched into teen support, with a special interest in gender intelligence and the gender lens. She is a true innovator in more than one field and she will be presenting three workshops at this year’s Training …
April 9, 2018
The Gurian Summer Training Institute begins this Friday evening with a warm welcome reception then Saturday morning with training and networking. There is still time to register on www.gurianinstitute.com or at the door. The two-day Training Institute will be held at one of our Model Schools, the Army and Navy Academy, which is located right on the beach in Carlsbad, CA, at 2605 Carlsbad Blvd. Thank you, Army and Navy …
June 18, 2018
A hallmark of our training and research are our success strategies. When I first began studying classrooms, I looked immediately for natural innovations that teachers were using to reach, teach, and manage boys and girls most effectively. As a research team developed around my original theory, the group of us at the University of Missouri spread our research further. Over the years, this effort expanded to homes, communities, …
April 30, 2018
A girl is obsessed with social media, a boy with video games. An adolescent girl defines herself with selfies and visual sexualization. A boy sexualizes his brain with porn use. When I delineate “girls” and “boys” in my lectures, some people say, “But shouldn’t you say, ‘kids,’ or just ‘teens’? Girls look at porn, boys take selfies; girls like video games, boys like social media.” “There’s no doubt about …
June 11, 2018
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