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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I think it's not uncommon at progressive schools too. Something about the social pressure of left-leaning schools seems to bring it out as a form of rebellion. The kids just do a better job keeping it under wraps. I'm sorry, it sucks.[/quote]

This is not just a progressive school thing, believe me.  It’s present at conservative and religious schools alike.  Some hide it better than others.

The reality is MS is a time of figuring yourself out as well as testing boundaries. Sometimes kids do that by doing things in the completely opposite vain if what they’ve been taught.  The greatest counteracting to this is to build up you DS’ confidence and really instill what it means to do what it right even when it seems difficult and you have to stand alone.  That and pushing back on inappropriate things.  Parents also have to step back and let kids grow thicker skin.[/quote]

Right, but what's going on with boy culture now is not just 'twas ever thus--and as PP noted, some schools are inadvertently making things worse in the way they are responding, by putting boys on defense.

To your point about "even when it seems difficult and you have to stand alone"--we are expert at this, don't worry. What schools do you think have parents who are more attentive / oriented toward raising upstanders/ethical kids, less likely to want their kid to just take path of least resistance and go with herd?[/quote]

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