Story here. Excerpt:

'A kindergarten teacher told police she wanted a 5-year-old boy to hear how his behavior was affecting his classmates.

After students shared their view, Morningside Elementary teacher Wendy Portillo had them vote, but said the vote was only to keep Alex Barton out of class for the day, not for good.

"Portillo said she did this as she felt that if (Alex) heard from his classmates how his behavior affected them that it would make a bigger difference to him, rather than just hearing it from adults," according to a report released Thursday morning by the Port St. Lucie Police Department.'

Article here. Excerpt:

"The Boy Crisis in education, if there ever was one, is over. Or so says a report issued last week by the powerful and influential American Association of University Women. For the last 18 months, I've criss-crossed the country, talking to parents, teachers, and policymakers for a book I'm writing about boys and schools. What is abundantly clear is that there's large and growing group of people who just aren't buying the AAUW's position and that they're not who you might think they'd be. Some of the very same (mostly female) teachers and librarians who helped raise up the achievement of girls over the last fifteen years are now struggling to find ways to get boys re-engaged with learning. And there's a growing constituency of smart, empowered, and increasingly vocal women -- mothers of school-aged boys -- who are intensely concerned about what's happening to their sons in school."

Story here. Excerpt:

"United Future deputy leader Judy Turner says that the education gap between girls and boys demands immediate action. Her comments follow a report showing that boys are behind at every level in reading and writing, and that more needs to be done to provide a male-friendly learning environment.
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Females are more likely than males to gain an NCEA qualification at all levels."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Singh was an English teacher at Richmond Hill High School. Authorities said she slept with the boy in Brooklyn. They said that on the same occasion she also had sex with the boy's two 18-year-old cousins. It's not clear whether the three were students at Singh's school.

Singh's lawyer said her client was victimized. She said the boy and his two 18-year-old cousins took advantage of her.

The lawyer said Singh has been on medical leave since November after suffering a nervous breakdown and was on medication at the time she had sex with the teenagers"

This is a joke, guys, not a real story. Here goes:

'WASHINGTON, DC: N.O.W. spokesperson Menar Allbad answered questions from reporters today after the organization announced it would be dispatching its Emergency Women's Liberation Response Team to Brazil to enlighten, re-educate, and if need be, rescue by force, at least one woman being held captive in a primitive tribal setting in Brazil.

"We were deeply disturbed about the recent BBC story regarding a plane's overflight of a remote Brazilian village inhabited by so-called indigenous people," offered Ms. Allbad. "And while we don't wish to sound Eurocentric in our thinking, and respecting their cultural standards, we must also acknowledge such a place is certain to be filled with male chauvinist-oppressors who, by providing for and standing in defense of women in the tribe, contribute to the on-going, endless oppression of women and children.

The New York Metropolitan Museum of Art is exhibiting "Superheroes: Fashion and Fantasy"

They have an interesting take on female superheroes:

"Superhero comics have tended to promote an ideology that is both masculinist and driven to mastery. Nowhere are these biases more blatant than in the representation of female superheroes. With unabashed and unapologetic obviousness, women are portrayed as objects of male desire and fantasy with absurdly exaggerated sexual characteristics."

Surely, muscle-bound Superman is a caricature of masculinity just as Catwoman is a caricature of femininity. Why do they think that the exaggerated characteristics of male superheroes don't make them objects of female desire and fantasy? Why is the ideology "masculinist" and "chauvinistic"? Male superheroes, more often than not, use their powers to protect women and seek a woman's approval. Female superheroes are liberated from that, and have no such constraints put upon them and aren't held to the same moral standards.

Another MSM article about girls, math, and so-called "sexism." Excerpt:

'Researchers believe they may have found at least one answer: where girls live. Girls living in countries where there is more gender equality perform better in math, sometimes outpacing boys, than girls who live in countries with more male-dominated societies.
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Generally, there are two explanations for the gender gap in math, according to Sapienza: biological and environmental. The biological reasoning says that boys are naturally better in math based on research involving spatial tests.

"It's not very strong evidence because we don't have strong correlation between spatial abilities and math scores," she said.'

My reply can be found here. Search on the phrase: 'The term "sexist" as used in the article has no meaning to me'

Story here. Excerpt:

"WASHINGTON - Army soldiers committed suicide in 2007 at the highest rate on record, and the toll is climbing ever higher this year as long war deployments stretch on. At least 115 soldiers killed themselves last year, up from 102 the previous year, the Army said Thursday.
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Other findings in the 2007 report included:

93 of the 115 suicides were active duty troops; 22 were members of the Army National Guard or Reserve who had been mobilized.

Five were women."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Beginning next week, Illinois counties will begin collecting an extra $5 from those seeking marriage licenses. The money will be used to pay for legal counseling and services aimed at the state's growing number of domestic violence cases.
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The fee isn't the first time victim rights advocates have sought to secure more money to help people escape abusive relationships. In 1981, lawmakers approved a tax on marriage licenses and divorce filings to generate money for women's shelters and domestic violence assistance."

Story here. Excerpt:

"Cage became the 29th Illinoisan to be exonerated by DNA evidence. He was convicted in 1996 and sentenced to 40 years in prison for the rape of a 15-year-old girl.

Yesterday, Chief Criminal Court Judge Paul Biebel dismissed the conviction at the request of the Cook County state's attorney's office. Cage was released from Illinois River Correctional Center in Canton and went straight to his mother's home for an all-night celebration with family."

Story here. Excerpt:

"A Gurkha serving at Sandhurst is fighting for his life after his throat was slit by his wife at the military academy.

Detectives are looking at whether the soldier's own Kukri blade - a traditional Gurkha weapon - was used in the attack.

The 40-year-old was last night described as being in a serious but stable condition, while his 42-year-old wife was detained under the Mental Health Act.

It is believed the couple's 10-year-old daughter witnessed the bloody attack on her father. Following the incident, paramedics rushed the stricken soldier to Frimley Park Hospital in Surrey."

Note to non-Brits: The Royal Regiment of Gurkhas is a unit of the British Army. A remnant of the British Empire, it consists of soldiers from Nepal in the Himalayas. They are renowned for their toughness, and they retain their traditional tribal knives as well as using modern weapons.

Submitted by Rick Lynn
mayfieldga-at-bellsouth.net

This is one part of my learning theory that shows how our individual environments greatly affect thinking, learning, and motivation to learn. The complete theory with graph and figure will go to all upon request by e-mail.

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There is a growing gulf in communication between men and women. The nineteenth century belief man should be strong has allowed increased aggression upon Males from day one. Along with this aggression allowed is the idea of pulling oneself up by the bootstraps that denies much in terms of mental, emotional, social, and academic supports from day one. The help usually given involves something to help make Males be strong as in sports or other physical competitions. While this type of treatment may have proved useful in the more physical nineteenth century, it is working opposite of need in the information age where it requires much more accumulated mental, emotional, social and academic skills acquired over time. In these areas, Males are being seriously shortchanged.

How much more proof does the world need to see that there truly is a war against boys? It is being shown on the main stream media now!!! Do we need anymore proof? The people of this country really have no more excuses to turn a blind eye. WAKE UP!!! Video report here.

Friday, June 13, 2008 there is a must-attend rally for people who've been negatively effected by family courts. Here is the Youtube Announcement / Invitation if you can make it to the Los Angeles area that day.

Rally Announcement

The Los Angeles rally is our local effort. As most of you may be aware, this is a part of a larger nationwide effort scheduled for that day.

Get active! Get involved! Speak up! Demand change!

Appearing in that bastion of genderal equity and journalistic excellence, "Cosmopolitan" magazine, and republished by MSN (surprise!), this article asks if "your guy is hooking up at work?" (Original article found here). Excerpt:

'In fact, statistics show that the workplace has become the number one breeding ground for cheating. According to a study done by infidelity expert Shirley Glass, PhD, 62 percent of men who admitted to having an affair had done so with someone they met at work. "You often spend more time with coworkers than with your partner, which can create intense bonding," says Bonnie Eaker Weil, PhD, author of Can We Cure and Forgive Adultery? To ensure your guy is doing his job rather than his coffee-break buddy, follow these tips.'