Friday Two cents: Did You Know June Was Men’s Mental Health Month?

June was Men’s Mental Health Month but I’m guessing nobody really knew or wanted to talk about this topic.  More and more I am noticing that boys and men are the forgotten demographic in our society.  

There are many different days and months dedicated to women, girls and LGBT2+; and rightly so, yet men’s mental health seems to be non-existent.  On several occasions when I commented on this fact to people, I usually get a snide comment like “Oh every other day is men’s day.”  Yet the evidence seems to show that boys and men are not fairing well in our society, specifically in our education system.  

With this being the end of the school year, I thought it appropriate to highlight a TED Talk on this very subject.  I am not going to tell you what is in the talk but let you experience it yourself.  As a man in the education system, I felt a personal connection, an enlightenment on my own teaching style and how I interact with the students.  

I’m hoping more people will recognize the need for change in the education system so that everyone will have the best education they deserve.