Michael Gurian Quotes
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We expect him to take up a lot of space in his gangly experiments with life, and we teach him, through task, work, game, activity,…
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Our youth want less adult contact if that co ntacttreats them like boys. They want more adult contact that treats them like young men. Tired…
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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 we…
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The culture in which you parent, mentor, or educate boys exhorts them to be individualistic and group-oriented at once, but does not give them a…
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As our lives speed up more and more, so do our children's. We forget and thus they forget that there is nothing more important than…
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Jed Diamond is, quite simply, one of the wisest men writing today on the topic of male emotional and physical health.
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Boys get unfairly labeled as morally defective, hyperactive, undisciplined, or 'problem children,' when quite often the problem is not with the boys but with the…
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If Huck Finn or Tom Sawyer were alive today, we’d say they had ADD or a conduct disorder. They [boys] are who they are, and…
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One of the great tragedies in human life is to be born a male and not be guided toward the value of a man.
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Teacher cannot solve or heal all student stress. The teacher can be vigilant in trying to guide the child toward solutions;but the teacher's job in…
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Neuroligacally, human beings haven't caught up with today's overstimulating environment. Getting kids out in nature can make a difference.
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The quickest way to create a boy or man who lacks compassion is to judge and shame his feelings.
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As Carl Jung once said, 'When an inner situation is not made conscious, it appears outside as fate.' When our boys become adults, we become…
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The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of…
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Soul development depends on attachment and bonding. Every brain and body is genetically wired to develop itself, but the full soul development of brain and…
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Our contemporary society is experimenting with the diminishment of caregivers for children. Some children are raised through crucial stages of life by only one person.…
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There is no single way to educate.
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Most teachers are not trained in how boys and girls learn differently.
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If we want boys to succeed, we need to bring them back to education by making education relevant to them and bring in more service…
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Without fathers you would have no civilization.
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