Monthly Archives: June 2013

Report Cards: Celebrate the “E’s”

School is out for most of the nation, which means it is report card time. Are you eagerly anticipating your son's great grades, or awaiting with trepidation what that dreaded envelope will bring? Before you open that envelope, take a deep breath and remember the following: 1. Your son's grades, good or bad, do not define him. Good grades [...]

Thoughtful Thursday: The Bridge Builder

Today's Thoughtful Thursday post is a poem called "The Bridge Builder" by Will Allen Dromgoole (1860-1934). This poem comes courtesy of Mayor David N. Dinkins, former mayor of New York City. Mayor Dinkins often recites this poem in his speeches, especially in when he is talking to groups of children. This poem reminds us all of the importance of [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00June 27th, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|8 Comments

Help Our Sons Learn Our History: The Civil Rights Movement

On Tuesday, the U.S. Supreme Court invalidated a key section of the Voting Rights Act of 1965. It is vital that we make sure our sons know the history of the passage of the Voting Rights Act of 1965, and the history of the civil rights movement in the United States. Unless we happen to live in a community [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:38:04-04:00June 27th, 2013|Holidays, Parents|Comments Off on Help Our Sons Learn Our History: The Civil Rights Movement

Class of 2013: Social Consciousness and Global Perspective

Yesterday's post featured Dr. Robert M. Franklin's powerful commencement speech which encouraged graduates of an all male high school to be "renaissance men". As noted yesterday, Franklin told the boys about the "five wells" of renaissance men: well-read, well-spoken, well-traveled, well-dressed, and well-balanced. Today GCP concludes its coverage of this inspirational speech. Dr. Franklin encouraged the high school graduates [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 25th, 2013|College Bound Students|Comments Off on Class of 2013: Social Consciousness and Global Perspective

Class of 2013: The “Five Wells” of Renaissance Men

As June comes to a close, GCP congratulates all of the young men who are in the graduating class of 2013. Whether they are graduating from elementary, junior high, lower, middle, high school or college, these boys have worked hard and deserve praise for this important accomplishment. These transitions are important steps in their lives and should be heralded. [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 24th, 2013|Academics, College Bound Students, Motivators|Comments Off on Class of 2013: The “Five Wells” of Renaissance Men

What’s Going On?

Some interesting information to check out this weekend: 10 Most Violent Video Games: Just in time for summer vacation, Common Sense Media has compiled an annotated list of the 10 most violent video games currently on the market. Parent's perspectives on the world of video gaming seems to be divided between parents who are avid fans of games and [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 21st, 2013|Parents|Comments Off on What’s Going On?

Thoughtful Thursday: If For Boys

Here's a new GCP weekly feature: Thoughtful Thursday. Every Thursday we will post a creative writing to inspire you and your boys. Today's offering is a classic from Rudyard Kipling: If for Boys. The first line came to mind recently as I wrote to encourage a friend who was a target of unfair criticism. I dug up the poem [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 20th, 2013|Thoughtful Thursday|Comments Off on Thoughtful Thursday: If For Boys

Do Something

Inspiration for today's post came in a conversation this afternoon with a dear friend about a documentary film she is producing about Paul Williams, the renowned African American architect. She described interviewing an African American architect who worked with Williams. This architect came from a family of doctors and lawyers, and my friend asked him how he came to [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 19th, 2013|Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on Do Something

Summer Learning Fun: Museums Making Math Cool

Parents can use all the help we can get to encourage our sons (and daughters) to see math as an interesting and useful discipline, especially as we encourage them to pursue studies in the STEM fields. As a recent article in Education Week reveals, museums around the country are providing this help by developing programs and exhibits to encourage [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 18th, 2013|Academics, Math|Comments Off on Summer Learning Fun: Museums Making Math Cool

10 Things We Can Do to Help Our Sons Find Academic Success

Ebony Magazine has been running a series of special reports on "Saving Our Sons" in recent issues. Part three of this series in the July 2013 issue focuses on how parents can prime their sons for success in the classroom. Pick up this issue and read this report, as it is chock full of interesting and informative advice about [...]

By |2023-05-21T16:37:10-04:00June 17th, 2013|Academics, Parents, Resources, Saving Our Sons|Comments Off on 10 Things We Can Do to Help Our Sons Find Academic Success
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