Most teachers are not trained in how boys and girls learn differently. — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“Adolescent youths cry out for us to help them contextualize their life experiences.” — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“Few things give a human being as much spiritual depth as relationship. If we teach effective communication and conflict-resolution skills to our boys from early on, we lay a foundation for spiritual groundedness. This means we must communicate effectively and resolve conflicts with them as much as possible. By our modeling and teaching, they'll gain the skill to go nearly… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
If we create a generation of men who aren't getting an education, that's bad for women. — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
There is a great suspicion of saying that anyone, especially a child, is 'the product of destiny,' or 'formed by fate,' or 'predestined for… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
Making fun of guys to get them to perform and prove themselves, that's always going to exist. But we have to equally celebrate them… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
“Working outward in concentric circles from the single mother's situation, we can easily draw a picture of what a 'good' mother-son relationship needs in order to flourish. In its ideal form, mom would be experiencing physical, material, social, and emotional support from four interdependent sources: an intimate partner who is also attached to the child; a select group of close… — Michael Gurian Copy Share
All over the world when you test men and women for facial cue recognition, women test... better. It's a negotiation tool. — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
If we want boys to succeed, we need to bring them back to education by making education relevant to them and bring in more… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
Boys need to learn the value of spiritual solitude. For the soul to grow, it needs those moments of no-stimulation, of wakeful peace. Because… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
Boys get unfairly labeled as morally defective, hyperactive, undisciplined, or 'problem children,' when quite often the problem is not with the boys but with… — Michael Gurian Copy Share Image
