The Boy Crisis: A Sobering look at the State of our Boys | Warren Farrell Ph.D. | TEDxMarin

"The child who is not embraced by the village will burn it down to feel its warmth" - African proverb

I love how uncomfortable the crowd looks.

For all the FEMINISTS:- He is not saying that "girls should not have any rights" But he is saying that MEN also need some rights and that men also suffers

I remember in 6th grade I told a teacher a girl was copying my test answers and she said “be a gentleman, don’t snitch!”. Transferred schools straight after that

"Women now have choices. They can be married, not married, have a job, not have a job, be married with children, unmarried with children. Men have the same choice we've always had: work, or prison." --Tim Allen I don't see that changing anytime soon.

Guy: has pressure Society: man up

My Dad came back into my life when I was 9. The immediate result was I stopped getting bullied coz he encouraged me to stand up to bullies and some boxing so I could fight back. I also got better at sports, art and socialising I wouldn't be the tough guy I am today If he never returned. I also vowed that I will never have kids If I'm not there to see them grow up.

When I did an internship at a primary school I worked with a class with 16 girls and 4 boys. These boys had never had a male teacher and I noticed that 2 of them were feared as bullies and the other two were very quiet and lacked in social skills. After about a month of being at that school I started to get some janitorial jobs, fixing lamps, cleaning up the play area, fixing cupboards etc. So I started asking these boys for help and telling them we were going to do some manly things. They were overjoyed to have an activity only for them and with a male teacher and at the end of the year their own teacher had noticed their growth and told them she noticed it. I like to believe that those boys went to high school with a lot more self confidence

Lack of purpose, addiction to video games, motivational issues, and bad grades. Wow, he is literally talking about me.

3:18 I worked in a prison and I can say this is totally true. If you wanted one word to reduce 95% of all crime. Fathers.

As a mexican white boy, I was raised by "short-fused" mother, uncle and grandma. That's all the "father" figure that I needed, but my lineage is one from failed relationships and women rising children by their own. I am the last children of that linage. I want to be the thing my family lacked for generations: A FATHER.

I'm one of only two male teachers in an elementary school. The female teachers complain almost solely about the problems of boys. Even in faculty meetings. They wonder why I don't have the same problems with the boys, but they'll never listen to how my approach is different, and they always just say, "it's because you're a man." So, yeah, I agree with his statement about the feminization of education.

Here how it resonates to my personal experience: My son was an average student during the Elementary School. He mentioned hated going to school as it never resonated to his needs and interests. We were told to have him checked for ADHD, since he hardly followed the crowd during the classroom. Step forward grade 6... I see him more involved in school activities, spending more time doing homework or reading and less playing video games; and all these w/o being told to do so. High grades followed, with the lowest being a B+, so far... My daughter who always was an excellent student, 1 year older than him, tells me he's asking her way more questions about school activities and subjects. Again, all by himself. It was a complete surprise to me when he told me he enjoys going to school now. The reason?! He's got his first male teacher that actually listen to him and never pretends he's non existent during the classroom. So...

I'm 19 at the time of this post and in high school I had an English class in my freshman year composed of 28 students, 6 were boys, the rest girls. my teacher was a woman and always gave us material to read pertaining to social injustices towards women. I didn't think much of it as I was brought up being told that men and woman were equal. however oddly enough all 6 boys sat in one group in the corner of the class and we all had near failing grades. she was always eager to hear the girls speak out their opinions but always criticized a boys opinion. as a result all us boys grew to hate her as a teacher and all the girls likes her. makes me wonder if any of my other female teachers ever showed preferable treatment towards girls. anyone else have a similar experience?

My father was so macho, he easily intimidated anyone with his ideal of what a man should be. I was sensitive and intellectual and to my shock, he recommended (even pushed) that I take up nursing. He could see beyond himself and see me, as I was always a nurturing, caring, and helpful boy. I never really gave him enough credit for his empathy.

As a male elementary school teacher, none of this surprises me. After 22 years of teaching, I've been saying this for two decades. We've raised two generations of girls. There are only four male teachers in my school--three are special area teachers (art, P.E. and band) and only ONE is a homeroom teacher. The rest of the staff, including administrators and educational assistants are all female. Our boys are out of control. No direction, no respect for themselves are adults. It's heartbreaking.

As an 18 year old American male, this has really inspired me to be a better father to my future children than my father was for me.

“Just man up.” That’s all they say...

I was a school teacher. I was pushed out by my female colleagues. My students are outperforming theirs.

I hate how all boys are just expected to be strong and capable of sustaining any form of physical pain. In my school, my maths teacher would always hit and pinch boys as a "joke", and she made fun of me when I said that it hurt when she pinched my ear