The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then spend a lifetime pursing that worth through action and relationship. One of the great tragedies in human life is to be born a male and not be guided toward the value of a man.


The Good Son: Shaping the Moral Development of Our Boys and Young Men (ed. Penguin, 2000) - ISBN: 9781101191552

Michael Gurian Quotes

The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then...

The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then...

The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then...

The boy and the man must be raised to see the possibility of self worth, then meet a few others who provide the vision of a road toward it, then...