It’s Linkmania in the Newmennium!
Submitted by Boys and Schools Blog
Hooray for Friday! There’s nothing quite like the feeling of knowing that you can procrastinate with peace of mind for at least a day or two. I feel that the spirits are telling me to spend today’s blog in linking to other sites. And of course, who wants to deal with grouchy spirits? Not me, so I think I’ll follow their guidance, which coincidentally exactly tallies with what I’d rather do anyway. (Hence, the difference between God and vague “spirits,” since the latter almost always fits in with what you want to do, while the former tends to side with what you should do, which of course is almost never the same thing.)
Anyway, there’s a new blog out there right now called “Why Boys Fail,” and written by Richard Whitmire of USA Today. It covers the achievement gap and other boys’ issues, and is well-written and interesting to boot, so be sure to check it out. (But don’t forget to keep coming here for your regular fix of off-topic digressions and parentheses abuse.)
And while you’re at it, be sure to go to the Blogger’s Choice Awards site and vote for this blog–it’s entered under “Best Charity,” “Best Parenting,” “Best Health,” and “Hottest Mommy Blogger.” For those who are concerned about strict accuracy, I’m pretty sure that the “hot” factor has more to do with entertainment value than appearance, so no worries.
And I think I’ll wind up with a completely unrelated video today. Because I’m a chick, I watch So You Think You Can Dance. As it happens, I’m under no illusions whatsoever that I can dance–quite the contrary. But a week or so ago, there was a great hip-hop routine about a guy telling his girlfriend that he’s being sent off to war, and it was so nicely done that it changed the way I look at hip-hop dancing. (Wait–I can make it relevent to boys. Considering how good the guy is in this routine–without ever sacrificing masculinity–I can just reiterate what a shame it is when people push boys out of the arts and stereotype it as “feminine.”) Anyway, enjoy:
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