January 25, 2006

• "One of the most reliable predictors of whether a boy will succeed or
  fail in high school rests on a single question: does he have a man in his
  life to look up to? ... Psychologists say that grandfathers and uncles
  can help, but emphasize that an adolescent boy without a father figure
  is like an explorer without a map." (Peg Tyre, "The Trouble With Boys," Newsweek, 30 January 2006: 51)

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