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rubyrlovesbooks 's review for:
He'll Be OK: Growing Gorgeous Boys Into Good Men
by Celia Lashlie
Actually, I didn't finish the book! I think Celia had a big heart to write this book, but quite a bit of it didn't resonate with me. I agree with her that boys (and their needs) are different to girls. I agree that on the whole, boys tend to need more active time in their day. A lot of people have written about this and it makes sense, but it wasn't all that groundbreaking. Boys are different. Yep. Got it. I think I was expecting something a bit more rigorous. I certainly expected to hear more about the boys in prison, and her feelings on what went wrong for them.
Celia went about her research in such a strange way and it didn't really make sense. Why is it that she only included accounts from boys at private schools in her research? Why did she exclude the boys in the prison system that she worked with for all those years? I understand that the principals of the schools provided funding, but doesn't that make the need for a balanced research even more important? Does she really think she can generalise about gender stuff while drawing only from a narrow population of privileged boys? Can they really speak for ALL boys?
Her thoughts about girls also really did not sit well with me. Without offering any supporting evidence at all, she claimed that girls are long term planners but boys "live in the moment." Where is she getting this theory from? Her own experience?
I feel bad because this woman was obviously big-hearted and full of good intentions. I just felt really short-changed.
Celia went about her research in such a strange way and it didn't really make sense. Why is it that she only included accounts from boys at private schools in her research? Why did she exclude the boys in the prison system that she worked with for all those years? I understand that the principals of the schools provided funding, but doesn't that make the need for a balanced research even more important? Does she really think she can generalise about gender stuff while drawing only from a narrow population of privileged boys? Can they really speak for ALL boys?
Her thoughts about girls also really did not sit well with me. Without offering any supporting evidence at all, she claimed that girls are long term planners but boys "live in the moment." Where is she getting this theory from? Her own experience?
I feel bad because this woman was obviously big-hearted and full of good intentions. I just felt really short-changed.