A blog by Michael Gurian, August 16, 2017 On the day Google software engineer James Damore was fired for writing a Memo about Google’s diversity programs that went viral, my daughter Davita, 24, shot me a quick text: “Dad, I can’t believe they fired the guy. That was the wrong move.” We met the next day and talked at length. The conversation was a wonderful blend of perspectives from a young millennial woman and a baby boomer man. Our …
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August 15, 2017
A revolution may be underway on behalf of boys, not just in the U.S. but also abroad. Our own Katey McPherson just returned from Singapore, where she presented and taught at the Maris Stella K-12 school for boys. Not just in the U.S., but throughout the world, issues facing our sons are beginning to be recognized. An example: the latest educational research known as the PISA study (Programme for International …
July 20, 2017
Gurian Institute Executive Director Katey McPherson talks with Heather Chauvin about screen time in the summer. As we move through summer, technology and healthy boundaries are on every parent’s mind as we try to balance free play and tech use. Listen in on some tips and strategies to save your sanity and connection with your children. Katey McPherson — How To Set Boundaries With Technology {“type”:”audio”,”tracklist”:true,”tracknumbers”:true,”images”:true,”artists”:true,”tracks”:[{“src”:”https://gurianinstitute.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/12/katey_mcpherson_-_how_to_set_boundaries_with_technology_327706124_soundcloud.mp3″,”type”:”audio/mpeg”,”title”:”Katey McPherson — How To …
July 7, 2017
My daughter, Davita, 24, is an avid and accomplished rock climber. She and her boyfriend, Ben, go on two to three month climbing trips around the country every year. They “send” their routes and “redpoint” their projects and otherwise master boulders and cliff-faces as much as a human being can. Davita’s calling—and her older sister, Gabrielle’s interest in climbing a few years earlier in the family chronology–has recently spilled over …
June 14, 2017
Answer: They are both games and potential maturation tools because they already deal with themes of character development and manhood. Every video game–even ones that we might find despicable, like Grand Theft Auto–can become assets in a boy’s moral development, especially if we discuss the games with the boys. Here’s a quote from General George Patton that dads who play war games with sons can use to mentor their sons. “Despite the …
June 7, 2017
Answer: Both coed and single gender schools can be great schools. Communities should have free choice. In a new era of school choice developing in local communities and new priorities at the federal level, it is important to understand the science of boys’ and girls’ learning. In my thirty years in this field, I have consistently argued that we should no longer pit one kind of schooling against another. Coed …
May 24, 2017
4 girls. 2 at once! How did I get so lucky? As a sister to 5, with no brothers, you would think I would have this girl thing down. In many ways after 20+ years at the secondary level, I do. But it is different when it is one of your own. They told me that would happen. As girls meander the abyss of what we call “tween” and “teenhood”, …
May 15, 2017
According to Smart Insights (www.smartinsights.com/social-media-marketing), Facebook is still the most widely used social networking app globally. Instant messenger apps like WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger are tied for second place. Instagram, Twitter, and Snapchat are a little further down the chart, ranked as 7th, 9th, and 11th, respectively. These numbers indicate the number of people worldwide who are using the listed apps. See the chart below for more details. \ Another …
May 11, 2017
Ask Dr. Gurian: Is it always wrong to tell a child, “Stop crying!” Or to put this another way: Because I said this to my son when I was raising him, did I ruin his life? Answer: “Stop crying” can be used too harshly and too often, but many times, this parenting strategy builds resilience, strength, and social adaptation. When I was serving on a conference panel to discuss fatherhood …
May 3, 2017
Question: For love to last, what are the negative habits to change as soon as possible? Answer: You’ve probably met couples in which one or both partners interrupt the other person in public. You might even be that couple! Sevda and Tarik were friends of Gail’s (my wife of 30 years) and mine during our early years of marriage. At parties or social gatherings, Sevda, a university professor, insisted that Tarik, a physician, was an …
April 26, 2017
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