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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am pretty concerned about tween boy culture and have qualms about sending 5th grade DS to my daughter's public middle school, where boys I've known since K are under a HUGE amount of social pressure to conform to gender norms (much more so than the girls), be edgy/aggressive, etc. (Pretty intense trash talking, constant banter involving misogynist/homophobic/racist language and images, etc.) A number of them have become really withdrawn--it is sad to see.

Are there any schools that include grades 6-8 (HS too w/b a bonus but not a requirement) AND that have a generally positive culture and supports for boys?

I want a place that is proactive about avoiding the corrosive boy culture we've seen about our public, while ALSO affirming boys and providing support for more positive versions of boyhood and masculinity. (Put another way, though I'm strongly drawn to progressive schools, I DON'T want to send him to a place where the vision of boys/men/masculinity is predominantly negative-- I'd prefer a place that holds boys to high standards but also holds them up a bit and helps them become good boys/men.)[/quote]

OP we need to know what area you are looking in to help.  Also some of what you mention is less school dependent and cohort dependent not to mention age and maturity.[/quote]

OP here - sorry, meant to say we are Chevy Chase MD, could do MoCo or NW DC, or possibly closer parts of VA (Arlington or Fairfax).

I take your point about maturity and realize that MS is the worst--but also know that boys this age are really vulnerable and that digital life is assaulting them with all sorts of toxic stuff, which many of them AREN'T growing out of (see voting behavior of young men rn), so I'd like to find as much counterprogramming as I can...[/quote]

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