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WhatTeensReallyThink
BYROBERTKIENER
Isourfutureingoodhands?AnexclusiveReader'sDigestpollrevealssome
surprisingfindings.
CANADIANS,byandlarge,havelongbelievedthatifyouworkhard,successiswithinyourreach.
Isthatdreamstillalive?DoCanada'syoungpeoplestillbelieveinit?
Tofindout,Reader'sDigestcommissionedCROP,anationalresearchcompany,tosurvey
1,003Canadianteenagerswithabatteryofquestions.Weaskedthe16-,17-and18-year-oIdswhat
theyvalue,howtheyspendtheirtime,howtheyviewfamilylife,workandcivicresponsibilities,
andwhattheythinkaboutCanadaandtheiropportunities.
OursurveyshowsthatCanadianteenagershavehighhopesforthefuture.Ninety-three
percentofourrespondentssaidthey"expecttoachievehappinessandprosperity"intheirlifetime.
"IcandowhateverIsetmymindto,"saidLisaGrocholski,17,ofCalgary.CourtneyBrown,
17,ofVernon,B.C.,agreed.Hergoals:"TohaveahappyfamilyandajobIlove."
Theworkethic,too,isaliveandwellamongCanada*steenagers.Eighty-eightpercentofour
respondentsagreedthat"anyonewhoworkshardcangetahead."
TheseattitudesmaysurpriseCanadianswhoseeouryouthinaless-than-favourablelight.
Daily,itseems,themediareportthemisdeedsofourteens.InVictoria,agroupofadolescentsis
triedforbeatinganddrowninghigh-schoolstudentReenaVirk.InWinnipeg,ateenagerisjailed
afteradangerouscarchase.AndinMontreal,fiveteensarechargedwithbeatingan81-year-old
womantodeath.Teensareoftenseenasspoiledlawbreakerswhodisrespectauthority.
Nevertheless,oursurveyfoundthatthereiscauseforoptimismaboutCanada'syouth.Here's
whatwediscovered:
TeensbelieveinCanada.WhenweaskedthemiftheyagreedwiththeUnitedNations'
rankingofCanadaasthebestcountryintheworldinwhichtolive,aresounding93percentsaid
thiswas"absolutelytrue'*ornmostlytrue.*'Said16-year-oldBryanDickieofSackville,N.B.:
"Thefreedomandopportunitywehavehereisunparalleled.I'mproudtobeaCanadian."
Giventheirenthusiasmforthenationasawhole,perhapsit'snotsurprisingthatanational
majority,58percent,isagainstindependenceforQuebec.WithinQuebec,however,theresults
werereversed,with61percentfavouringindependence.
Despitethiscountry'sproblems,88percentsaidthatCanadais"holdingsteady"or
“improving.”
Teensbelieveinfamily.Althoughdivorcehasclaimedmanyoftheirparents*marriages—17
percentofrespondents'parentswereeitherseparatedordivorced--ininterviewafterinterview,
ourteenagerssaidthatdependableandstablefamilylifeishighontheirlistofneeds.Indeed,
"raisinghealthyandhappychildren'1and"havingagoodmarriage1'areatthetopofthelist.
Eighty-sixpercentofthosepolledsaiditwas"very"or"somewhat"likelytheywillmarry;88
percentthoughttheirmarriageswouldlast.Virtuallyallplantohavechildren.
AccordingtoJessicaMcCartney,16,ofRedDeer,Alta.,"giveandtakeonbothsides11makes
asuccessfulmarriage.Herparentsareseparated,butJessicahashighhopesforahappymarriage.
"It'sacommitmentthattakesalotofwork/shesaid.
Andwhiledivorceiscommonplace,adulteryisdefinitelyano-no.Askedifitwaswrong"for
amarriedpersontohavesexualrelationswithsomeonewhoisnottheirhusbandorwife,"82
percentofrespondentssaiditis"alwayswrong.1'
Thatresultdoesn'tsuipriseChristineSimmons-Physick,vicepresident,children'sservices,
forthenationalKidsHelpPhone."Adulteryoftenleadstodivorce,"shesays,"andmanyteens
haveseenfirsthandthedamagedivorcecando.Evenifitisamicable,divorcecrumblesachild's
foundations."
Teensagreewiththeirparents*values.Anearlyunanimous98percentofthosesurveyedsaid
theirparentshadsetagoodexampleofrightandwrong.NicoleSul,17,ofWinnipeg,spokefor
manyteenswhenshetoldus,"Mymomismyhero;Iwanttobejustlikeher.°
Whenweaskedteenshowtheirownattitudesaboutrightandwrongcomparedwiththeir
parents',70percentsaid''prettymuchthesame.1*
Thesurveyresultsconfirmawidespreadoptimismamongteenagers,saysSandraKirby,
chairmanoftheDepartmentofSociologyattheUniversityofWinnipeg."Today'steensarethe
firstgenerationtohavegrownupwiththenewglobalinformationnetworkandfreefromthe
threatoftheColdWar,"saysKirby."Theyareconfidentandconsiderthemselves,ineffect,
spokesmenforthenewmillennium.”
Teensbelievefinancialprosperitycanbetheirs.Ouryoungpeopleprovedtobemuchmore
industriousthanthestereotypical"layaboutteen."Sixty-sevenpercentsaidtheyhadworkedfor
payformorethantenhoursinanyweekinthepastsummer.Forty-eightpercentsaidtheyhad
payingjobsduringtheschoolyear.Overhalfsaidtheysaveallormostoftheirwages.
Justunderhalfofrespondentsexpectedtobebetterofffinanciallythantheirparentswhen
theyareaboutthesameagetheirparentsarenow.Another45percentexpecttobe"aboutthe
same.1'Ina1998AngusReidpoll,57percentofadultCanadianssurveyedpredictedthatthenext
generationwouldbeworse^financiallythantheythemselvesare.
Someofthemostvocalsupportforeconomicprospectsinthiscountrycamefromteensin
immigrantfamilies.AhmedShaheinofSt.Laurent,Que.,calledCanada“thelandofopportunity."
The16-year-old,whoseparentsemigratedherefromEgyptandJordan,planstobecomeadoctor.
“MydadalwaystellsmehowluckyIamtohavebeenbornandeducatedhere,"saidShahein.His
father,whoworkedlonghoursasahotelclerkwhenhearrivedinCanada,isnowtheprosperous
managerofaMiddleEasternpastryshop.
Teenshaveasocialconscience.Wewonderedhowteenagersacrossthecountryfeltabout
immigration.Anoverwhelmingmajority—78percent-wouldvoteagainst"alawthatwould
stopalmostallimmigrationintoCanadaforthenextfiveyears/1
JuliePayne,17,ofLethbridge,Alta.,countsaChineseimmigrantamongherbestfriendsand
said,"Itisinvaluabletogrowupwithpeopleofdifferentracesandnationalities—theybroaden
ourperspectives."
JustasmostteenssupportedCanada*simmigrationpolicy,avastmajority-85percent—
saiditwas"absolutelyessential"totreat"allpeopleequally,regardlessofraceorethnic
background.'1Butwhenweaskedhowtoachievethatequality,ourrespondentsweredivided.We
askediftheywouldfavour”alawprohibitingpreferentialjobhiringonthebasisofraceorsex."
Fifty-fivepercentwereagainstsuchalaw,and44percentinfavour.
Anotherquestionthatsplitourteenagersconcernedwelfare.Forty-ninepercentwouldfavour
alawthatcutoffwelfarebenefitstopeoplewhohadnotfoundajoborbecomeself-sufficient
aftertwoyears;48percentwereagainstit.
Canadianshavelongbeenquicktovolunteerintimesofneed.Happily,ourteensare
continuingthattradition.Fifty-ninepercentofourrespondentssaidtheyhadvolunteeredinthe
pastyear;39percentofthosehaddonesointhelastmonth.
Otherfindings.ComparedtoAmericanteenagers,ourrespondentsprovedtobemoreliberal
onmanyissues.Forexample,whenweaskedhowimportantitwastoobeyalllaws,58percentof
Canadianteenssaiditwasabsolutelyessential,comparedwith74percentofAmericanteens,
accordingtotheRoperCentreforPublicOpinionResearch.Only45percentofAmericanteens
favouredalawpermittingsame-sexmaiTiagesversus67percentofCanadianrespondents."While
manywouldhaveyoubelievethatCanadianteenagersarebecomingmoreandmoreliketheir
Americancousins,'1saysCROP'SClaudeGauthier,"thispollshowsthemtohavedistinct
differencesinoutlooksandvalues.'1
OursurveyalsofoundCanadianteenstodayarehighlypermissiveaboutpremaritalsex.Only
11percent—inQuebec,justtwopercent—feltitwas"alwayswrong"forapersontohavesexual
relationsbeforemarriage.Nationally,87percentbelieveditwasokayforamanandwomanto
livetogetheroutsideofmarriage.
Asfor"servinginthearmedforcesduringwartime,'*59percentfounditamatterofpersonal
preference,andonly14percentsaiditwasessential.Inthelattergroupis17-year-oldDavid
HouleofShipshaw,Que.,whosaid,nIwouldfightforCanada.0
Ourpollshowsthatpolitics,too,areindisreputeamongtheyoung.Sixty-eightpercent
stronglyormostlyagreedthat"therereallyareveryfewpoliticalleadersthatIlookupto."Said
PaulineBodnar,16,ofScarborough:"Politiciansdon'tspeaktoteenagers;it'slikewe'reinvisible
tothem.
"Just24percentthoughtitabsolutelyessentialtokeep"fullyinformedaboutnewsandpublic
issues/,Whenwelookedmoreclosely,wediscoveredthatthehigherthegradeaveragea
respondenthad,themoreheorshefeltitnecessarytostayinformed.(Twenty-ninepercentofA
studentsversus18percentofCandDstudents.)
Only34percentofrespondentsfeltitwasessentialtovoteinelections;31percentsaid
votingwas"entirelyamatterofpersonalpreference."Just26percent—only13percentinQuebec
—believeditwasessentialtoserveonjuries;40percentconsidereditamatterofpersonal
preference.
AccordingtoRobertGlossop,executivedirectorofprogramsattheVanierInstituteofthe
FamilyinNepean,Ont.,ourresultsreinforcethebeliefthat"institutionalauthoritiesnolonger
controltheheartsandmindsofteensthewaytheyoncedid."
Oneofourmostdisturbingfindingsconcernedtheproblemofcheatinginschool.
Seventy-fourpercenttoldusthatteens"ingeneral'1thinkitisusuallyorsometimesokay.When
weaskedindividualsiftheypersonallythoughtthatcheatingis"usuallyokay,sometimesokayor
neverokay,"astillsurprisinglylarge38percentsaiditwasusuallyorsometimesokay."There's
morecheatingbecausethere*smorepressureonstudentstodowell,“saidJordanMarr,18,of
Kamloops,B.C.
Theseresultsdon'tsurpriseProfessorAnne-MarieAmbert,aYorkUniversitysociologistwho
haswrittenwidelyonteenagers."Sadly,moreandmoreteenagersseeexamplesofdishonest
adultsaroundthemwhoarenevercaughtorpunished,"shesays."Thishasmadecheatingseem
muchmoreacceptable."
Cheatinginschoolisonething,cheatingonone'sincometaxisapparentlyanother.Eighty
percentofourteenagersreportedthiswas"neverokay."Anotherinterestingresult:Themajority-
57percent-wereagainstlegalizingmarijuana.Adeathpenaltyforpersonsconvictedofmurder
producedanevensplitforandagainst,asdidaproposaltoreducefederalspendingformilitary
anddefencepurposes.Sixty-threepercentwereagainstananti-abortionlaw;and67percentwould
voteagainstalawpermittingprayerinpublicschools.Thevastmajority—79percent-favoured
nalawrequiringabalancedfederalbudget."
Teenspolledexpressedastrongsenseofresponsibilityfortheirfellowman.Eighty-three
percentconsidereditessentialto"takeactiontohelp'1iftheyheardsomeonescreamingorsaw
thembeingattacked.Seventypercentofourteensfeltitessentialtoreportacrimetheyhad
witnessed.
Evenmoreencouraging,ourpollshowedthatteenagershaveastrongfoundationinfaithand
morals.Nearlythreeoutoffour(71percent)reporttheybelieveinGod;18percentofthosepolled
gotoahouseofworshiponceormoreaweek.
Wealsoaskedteenswhattheywoulddoiftheyfoundthemselves"unsureofwhatwasright
orwrong."Themajority,43percent,saidtheywouldtrytodo"whatwouldbebestforeveryone
involved.*'Onlyoneintenwouldtaketheself-servingpathof"doingwhatwouldhelpmetoget
ahead."
WITHRESULTSlikethese,itseemssurprisingthatsomanyadultsarepessimisticabouttoday's
teen-agers.Someofthispessimismistobeexpected-everygenerationlooksabitaskanceat
youngerones.Alberta'sAdamHunter,16,offeredanotherexplanation:HIfateenagerbreaksthe
law,adultsarequicktotarallofuswiththesamebrush.Thefactis,thevastmajorityofusare
honest,upstandingcitizens.'*
BeverleyCathcart-Ross,cofounderoftheParentEducationNetwork,aToronto-basedfamily
counsellingandeducationservice,believesmanyparentslosetouchwiththeirchildrenasthey
becometeenagers.nTheygetmoreandmorepessimisticabouttheirkids-usuallybecausethey
cannolongerhaveasmuchcontrolovertheirlives.Theyfeelshutoutbytheteenager,whoneeds
moreindependenceandprivacy/'shesays.MSurprisingly,mostteenagersareoptimists;itisadults
whoworryandfocusonthenegative."
JoshLevac,18,ofBrantford,Ont.,wasbullishonhisownandCanada'sfuture.HMyparents
raisedmetolookatlife'spositiveside,'*hesaid."Thankstothem,nomatterwhatlifethrowsat
me,IfeelconfidentIcanmakeit."
Welcometothespokesmenforthenewmillennium.Canada'sfuture,thankstoalotof
confidentandhopefulteenagers,isinverygoodhands.
WhyBoysMustBeBoys
Isyourson'sschoolgivinghimwhatheneedstosucceed?
BYGABRIELLEBAUER
FROMCANADIANLIVING
OnLiamCourts*firstdayofGrade1inToronto,hewasraringtogo—literallybouncingwith
excitement.Hefiguredhe'dhavenotroublewithschool:Healreadyknewhowtoprinthisname
andtherightanswerto“eightpluseight."Attheendoftheschoolday,hisfatheraskedhimhow
thedayhadgone."Great,“saidLiam."Theonlybadthingwasthatwehadtositatourdesksfor
solong.^^
LiamisnowinGrade8andsomewhatlessenthusiasticabouthiseducation.He'slearnedtosit
stillandtohandinhishomeworkontime,buthefindsthatsomethingismissinginthestuffhe's
learning."Somuchofitisboring,likedoingreportsonbooksIdon'tenjoyreading/*hesays.
Andwhatdoesheliketoread?"Fantasy,“hereplieswithouthesitation.He'salsoawhizat
NintendoandPlaystationgames.Theproblemwithschool,hesays,is“toomanyessaysandnot
enoughaction.^^
Girls,educationhasbeenamajorfocusforeducationresearcherssincetheearly1970s.More
recently,well-publicizedstudiesandbooks,suchas1995'sRevivingOpheliabyMaryPipher,
havearguedthatschoolsystemsputgirlsatadisadvantage.Educatorshavetakentheaccusation
seriouslyenoughtoimplementt4girlfriendly,,teachingmethodssuchassmall-grouplearningand
mathlessonsbasedonreal-lifesituations.
Nowtheexpertsaretellingusthatgirlsaredoingjustfine——it'sboyslikeLiamwhoneedour
attention.
IfCanadianstatisticsareanyindication,thisconcernisnotunfounded.SuzanneWitkin,an
instructionalleaderofEnglishliteracywiththeTorontoDistrictSchoolBoard(TDSB),saysthat
tenpercentmoregirlsthanboysachieveLevel3or4(4beingthehighest)instandardizedreading
andwritingtestsinGrades3and6.Andgirlsareholdingtheirowninmath.
InAlberta,boysstillhaveaslightedgeinmathandsciencebutlagfarbehindgirlsinlanguage
arts,saysDarleneMontgomery,acurriculumspecialistattheCalgaryBoardofEducation.Other
provincesreportsimilarlags.Inagroundbreakingmove,severalschoolboardsinOntarionow
requirethatalloftheirschoolsdevelopwrittenplanstohelpboyscatchuptotheirmoreliterate
sisters.
What'sevenmoreworrisometoeducatorsisthegendergapinacademicenthusiasmandambition.
About60percentofgirlsinGrades3and6inOntariolikereadingandwriting,whilelessthan
halfofboysmaketheseclaims."Ourboysareclusteringindisproportionatenumbersin
non-university-boundhigh-schoolstreams,notesMontgomery.'They'realsomorelikelytohave
behaviouralproblemsandtobesuspended.^^
BoyBrains
Sowhat'supwithboys?ThewayNorthAmericanschoolsteachboysputsthematriskof
underachieving,saysMichaelGurian,aneducator,childadvocateandauthorofBoysandGirls
LearnDifferently!^Readingandwritingdon'tcomeasnaturallytoboysastheydotogirls,not
initially,hesays."Manyofushavefeltthisinstinctively,andschoolsarefinallycomingto
recognizeit:Boysandgirlsdon'tlearnthesamewayoratthesamerate.^^
Manyproblemsexperiencedbyboysintheclassroomstemfrombeingnormalboysinasetting
that'snotdesignedtohandlethem,saysGurian."Oureducatorsoftenlackunderstandingof
typicalboytraitssuchasaggression,verbalandemotionalreticence,andinterestinobjects
movingthroughspace,“hesays.
Caseinpoint:LiamCourt,ourGrade8studentinToronto.Hehasthis
tosayabouttheclashbetweenhislessonsandhislearning:"Iget
frustratedwhenIhavetowritemyopinionaboutsomething.Idon't
knowwhattherightanswersareorwhattheteacherexpects.Andshe's
alwaysaskingmetoputmoreemotionalcontentintomystories,even
ifthey'reaboutrobotwarsandthatkindofstuff.”
NotallboysarelikeLiam,ofcourse.Boyswhowouldjustassoon
writeinapersonaljournalasplananintergalacticbattlearebyno
meansrare.Twentyto30percentofboysprobablyfallintothe
categoryoflikingreflectionaswellasaction,estimatesGurian.Still,
child-developmentexpertsagreethattheaverageboyisdifferentfromtheaveragegirl—andthat's
partlyduetonature,aswellasnurture.
Thisisapparentfromtheget-go.Boysusuallyspeaktheirfirstwordslaterthangirlsanddevelop
clearspeechaboutayearandahalflaterthangirls.Theirfinemotordevelopment—theabilityto
stringbeadsorprinttheirnames—lagsbehindgirls'byaboutayear.
Astoddlers,boysshowgreaterinterestinexploringtheirenvironmentthangirlsdo,andin
preschooltheyfavourrougherplay.
Throughouttheearlygrades,boysreadlessfluentlyandlistenlessattentivelythangirls.uEvenif
hehasmasteredreading,aneight-year-oldboyismorelikelytobefoundflippingthroughacomic
bookthanreadingthebookshisfemalepeersmightselect,“saysGurian.
Aroundpuberty,boys'spatialabilitiessurge.InGrade8,forinstance,Guriansays,boyswillsolve
amathproblemdisplayedonablackboardmorequicklythanwillgirls,whomayneedtotalkout
theproblemfirst.
Onethingthatvirtuallyalleducatorsagreeonisthatboys,asagroup,developandmaturelater
thangirls.ButHowardMarcovitch,aconsultantforsupportserviceswiththeTDSB,saysthat
educationalpoliciesdon'talwaysreflectthisawareness.
“Manyboysaren'treadyforformalinstructionuntilageseven/*hesays."Attheveryleast,
schoolscouldmakespecialprovisionsforlate-birthdayboys.^^
BridgingtheLearningGap
HaveCanadianschoolscaughtupwiththisunderstanding?Theanswerseemstobebothyesand
no.”Wetendtoshyawayfromtargetinganentiregenderinourprograms,notesMontgomery,
andotherschoolboardsreportsimilarphilosophies.AnotableexceptionistheDurhamDistrict
SchoolBoardinWhitby,Ont.,whichrequiresthatallits120schoolsdevelopmore“malecentred”
teachingmethodstohelpboostboys'literacy.Theseincludeinvitingmaleauthorstoconduct
readingsandpurchasingmorereadingmaterialgearedtoboys.
WiththegoalofmakingboysenteringschoolmorecomfortablereadersbyGrade3,theDurham
boardisalsoadoptinganAmericanprogram,Animated-Literacy,forchildreninkindergartenand
Grade1."It'sbasedonanewbraintheoryandmultiplelearningstyles,“saysBeverleyFreedman,
asuperintendentofprogramswiththeDurhamboard,4tandit'sveryinteractive,whichtendsto
appealtoyoungboys.”
WhiletheDurhaminitiativeisoneofthefirsttoemphasizegender,thegoodnewsisthatschool
boardsacrossthecountryhavewholeheartedlyembracedtheconceptofmultiplelearning
styles—verbal,spatiahmusicalandsoon—andareurgingteacherstorespondtotheirstudents'
individualstyles.
“Manyboysarekinestheticlearners:Theylearnbestbymovingtheirbodiesanddoingthings
ratherthansittingandlistening,saysMontgomery.Bybuildingflexibilityintothecurriculum,
specialistslikeMontgomeryhelpteachersreachsuchlearners.'Insteadofsimplywritinganessay
aboutabook,forinstance,kinestheticlearnerscanactoutthebook'scharacter,thendraw
sketchesoftheaction,thenwriteaboutthesketches,“saysMontgomery."Theideaisthatthe
teacherusesthephysicalandvisualrealmsasstepping-stonestotheverbalandwrittenones.,,
Schoolboardshavealsocometorecognizethat,generally,boysgravitatetowardsnonfiction,
sciencefictionoradventurestories,andgirlstowardsgeneralfiction,saystheTDSB'sWitkin.
Nonfictionbooksmaybe“juslthetickef,forsomereluctantmalereaders,shesays,andtheycan
alsoserveasabridgetofiction.Forexample,aboyinterestedinwolvesmightreadan
age-appropriatebookaboutthemandthenturnthekeypointsintoapoemorstory.Inrecognition
ofboys'preferenceforthefactual,Witkinsays,manyschoollibrariesarebeefinguptheir
nonfiction.
Bythetimeboysreachmiddleorhighschool,anotherproblemappears:peerpressuretoshun
thingsacademic.WilliamPollack,aprofessoratHarvardMedicalSchoolandauthorofRealBoys'
Voices,saystheboysheinterviewedconsistentlyreportedthatitwasn't"cool"tobetoosmartin
classortoworkhardatacademics.^Fortunately,somehighschoolsarerealizingthatstreaming
intouniversity-ortrade-boundgroupsinGrades9and10issimplytooearly,saysMontgomery.
“Manyboysmaturebetween15and17.Ifwegivethemmoretimetogetontrack,wehopeto
keepmoreofthemintheuniversity-boundfold.”
TheRightFit
While“boyawareness“iscertainlygainingcuiTencyamongeducators,parentscan'tassumethat
allschoolsintheirdistricthaveseenthelight.TakeSeanKennedy,who'sinGrade2.Hismother,
Tamara,saysSean'steacherscoldedhimforfidgetingduringgroupsing-along,inwhichallthe
childrenhadtositinacircleforahalfhour.uSeancan'tsitstillforthatlong,“saysTamara.
Marcovitch,oftheTDSB,saysthatabetterfitforaboylikeSeanwouldbeaschoolthatallows
in-classstretchingorwalkingbreaks,plusphys-edclassesseveraltimesaweek."Suchboysalso
needaschoolthatdoesn'tinsistonarigidpace-everybodyabletoaddsingle-digitnumbersby
November,forexample-especiallyintheage-five-to-eightrange,whenreadinesslevelsareall
overthemapJheadds.
OtherthingsthatMarcovitchsaysparentsshouldlookforinclude:aschoollibrarythatoffersa
widerangeoffiction,nonfictionandreferencebooks,comfortableandvisuallyappealingreading
areas,anduseofcomputersasabridgetoliteracy.Parentscanalsofindoutwhethertheteachers
attheirson'sschoolaretrainedinmalebraindevelopment,saysGurian.
“Ifthey'renot,agroupofparentscanbandtogetherandrequestthatthestaffreadbooksabout
boys,"hesays."Parentsfromacrossthecontinenthavetoldmethey'vedonethis.^^
Andifallthisisnotavailableatschool,parentsshouldmakesomeoftheseresourcesavailableat
home.Infact,asaboygetsolder,Guriansays,hisparentsneedtostayinvolvedinhisschooling,
evenagainstthedinofhisprotests.
It'sespeciallyimportantforfatherstobeinvolvedinthisprocess,becausetheydothings
differentlyfrommothers.SaysNeilR.Campbell,assistantprofessoroffamilymedicineand
psychiatryattheUniversityofWesternOntarioandfounderofDadsCan,afatherhoodresource
network:"Fatherstendtowardsafutureorientationintheirteachingstyle.Afathermightspurhis
sontopractisepianobypointingouthowstudyingmusicbodeswellforhisacademicsuccess;a
mothermightremindhersonthatbylearningahardsection,he'llmasterthewholepiece,“says
Campbell.
Theresult?Theboygetsthebenefitoftwodifferentsalespitches.Campbelladdsthatinvolved
fathershelpchannelaggressivetendenciesinolderboys.
“They'reinstinctivelygoodatthis.Whentheynoticetheirsonstewingaboutsomething,they
mightsuggestagameofhockeyorajog.”
Inadditiontomonitoringhisprogressathome,parentsneedtofindoutwhethertheschoolmakes
provisionsforanadolescentboy'sintenseandbiologicallydrivenneedformentoring,Guriansays.
“Ideally,theschoolshouldbeinvitingmalespeakerstosharetheircareerchoicesandlife
experienceswithmalestudents.M
Ifthisisn'thappening,parentscanusetutoringasanopportunityinstead.Lookforamaletutor
“withthecapacitytoinspiretrustandrespect,“headds.Aswell,Guriansuggeststhatfathers
volunteertospeakatschool,thus“helpingmentortheirsonsandotherteenageboysintohealthy
manhood.^^
YourDreamJob:AClickAway
Everymonth,nearlytwomillionCanadiansareon-linelookingforwork
BYSTUARTFOXMAN
Inthewinterof2000,afterspendingabouttwoyearsworkingforamanagerial-consultingfirm,
34-year-oldBrentWillsonofGuelph,Ont.,foundhimselfunemployed.Ratherthanscourthe
help-wantedsectionsofthenewspapers,Willsonheadedtothelocalemploymentcentreandsat
downatacomputer.Alldaylong,forthreeweeks,hesearchedon-linejobboardssuchas
Jobshark,WorkopolisandMonster,lookingforajobinsalesmanagement.
Hesoonspottedanintriguingprospect-aTorontocompanycalledTeranet,whichmaintains
Ontario'sland-registrationsystem."Icheckedtheirwebsiteandlearnedallabouttheirbusiness/5
saysWillson."They'reontheleadingedgeoftechnology,andthejobpostedmeantastepupfor
me.Iwouldhavemoreresponsibilities,ahighersalary,andthere'satonofpossibilitiesat
Teranet.^^Helandedaninterviewsoonafter,andwhenTeranetofferedhimthejobofsales
managerinMarch2000,Willsonjumpedatthechance.
'TheInternetwaseasytouse,therewerelotsofjobsavailable,ande-mailisagreatwayof
gettingyourresumeoutfast,“hesaystoday."It'sthebestwaytofindajob.”
WillsonisamongthetensofthousandsofCanadianswhoareclickingtheirwaytoabetterfuture.
KenSimms,40,isanother.AresidentofLadner,aVancouversuburb,hesoldadvertisingfor
magazinesandcommunitynewspapersfor15years.Lastyear,lookingtogetinvolvedwitha
companythatembracednewtechnology,hesignedupwiththreeon-linejobboards:Jobshark,
CareerclickandWorkopolis.Selectingtheadvertisingcategory,Simmsentered“sales,““high
tech"and
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