The Resilient Boy

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Who it's for

Subjects

Topics

Learning Objectives

• Understand the social, emotional, and developmental challenges boys face in the modern world.
• Identify and examine the diverse influences that contribute to decreased resilience in boys.
• Formulate strategies to foster resilience in boys within their own educational contexts.

Class Format

Classes run asynchronously, so there is no specific time each week when you must attend online. Plan to spend at least 3-5 hours each week the class is in session. Coursework and assignments for each unit open on Sundays, giving participants ample time to engage and submit weekly assignments. Grace periods are given, but interaction proves more effective when the entire class works on the same topic. Connect and collaborate with fellow boys’ school educators through a variety of interactive media, including short videos and discussion boards.

Registration

• IBSC member rate: US $535
• Nonmember rate: US $695
• IBSC South Africa member rate: US $415

Andrew Reiner

Writer and full-time lecturer Andrew Reiner teaches men’s studies, writing, and cultural studies at Towson University. He created two popular courses: The Changing Face of Masculinity and Leading Lives That Matter. The New York Times, The Washington Post, and NBC THINK have published his work.

Released in December 2020, his book Better Boys, Better Men provides a one-on-one conversation with the reader about the many ways the static, business-as-usual masculine identity we tolerate and encourage no longer serves boys and men—nor the rest of us—in a 21st century where boys need a toolkit that better reflects changing societal needs. After researching this topic exhaustively over four years to write the book, Reiner advances this conversation and adds greater, more honest complexity. It goes beyond merely torching masculinity without any constructive ideas about what needs to rise from the ashes.