This article in the NYTimes highlights the sad reality so many young men face– appearing emotive is hazardous, but appearing to work hard in school would be a social disaster. Could this pressure help explain why boys are falling behind in school? When Andrew Reiner asked one of his male students why he didn’t openly worry about grades the way many of his female classmates did, the student responded, “Nothing’s worse for a guy than looking like a Try Hard.”
