Mom Said

The Boy Report

Why we should shift the paradigm to save our boys

-Michelle Kemper Brownlow

"Mrs. Brownlow, he is very busy. I can't seem to get him to focus."

"Is he finishing his work?"

"Well, yes, but then he is talking or making kids laugh."

"Can he work on something else when he finishes?"

"But then he will be way beyond the other children. I need to keep them all at the same level."

Two weeks later, at my request, my "has-too-much-energy" son was tested. I was called with the results. It was exactly what I predicted, he was gifted! He now receives special assignments from the gifted teacher that he can work on when he completes a task ahead of time. His teachers report that he is quite the leader and very mature for his age. Without that test, I am sure his boredom would have turned to trouble-making and the downward spiral would have begun. read more on the Boy Report...