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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]So may parents relinquish their boys to the internet and video games from a young age—“that’s just how they socialize!”—and then can’t understand why they end up complete duds by their late teens. [/quote]

My college boys play video games and are doing fine. Let's focus on the real issues.[/quote]

It is a real issue. One of the biggest, in my opinion. Attention spans are way down, radical ideology, magical thinking, and/or complete apathy seem to be way up.

And give me a break on the “feminization of education.” I have seen so many things dumbed down and gamified just to try to keep the screen-addled boys engaged.[/quote]

+100

We seriously limited (and still do for our junior) screen time.  We try to keep him from wasting hours on youtube/social media.  Phone plugged in kitchen when he gets home.  At night--all devices are kept plugged in downstairs.  He no longer has any desire to play video games.  He was big on Xbox in MS, early HS.  Now he never plays---home homework and then 2 hours of sports practice.  The change in mood is really noticeable then when he had a lot more phone time.  It's a hassle, but building good habits BEFORE they go to college is essential.  I have a Freshmen--other than FiFa tournaments--he really didn't play video games either.

SLEEP.  Sleep is essential in these teen years.  We still did not let them stay up all hours of the night--holidays or summers too.

My oldest is very social in college.  Very well-balanced, healthy--plays club sport, tons of friends and doing great in school first semester.  He has a roommate a lot like him--that thankfully did not bring a gaming system and cares about health (goes to gym regularly too), and they keep relatively normal schedule.  [b]It is an Ivy so you can't be there and not be motivated in school[/b].[/quote]

I think this is key: DS at Duke is very similar to yours. There is not a lot of gaming and they are serious and motivated students. His HS closest pal went to Penn and describes similar--club sport, still plays his instrument, goes out with a co-ed group of friends just like my Dukie. These schools are competitive but not in a cutthroat way, more like motivation for each other to achieve. That was not too common among males in their public HS, the culture of male academic drive simply was not there[/quote]
My sons were at an all-male private and it did have the culture of male academic drive. [/quote]

Not many of those around anymore.  It’s interesting there are still several prominent all women’s colleges.  In fact I think there are 30 all women colleges to 4 all men. [/quote]

Correction, 26 all women colleges to 3 all men. [/quote]

Of the 26 all women colleges, 7 are in the top 50 for LACs. Of the 3 all men, 0 are. [/quote]

A high-prestige all-male LAC could not exist. Men wouldn't be allowed to keep such a college. Women would demand admission to it, and they would get it. [/quote]
This hasn’t been true at the primary and secondary school level, which is much more impactful on your economic and social opportunity. Maybe men should actually make quality colleges.[/quote]

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