Why Johnny Won T Read?

There are millions of ways to make pizza. A cook could use garlic bread, cheese bread, or wheat bread with American cheese, peeper jack cheese, or Swiss cheese. The combinations are endless. Likewise, the mixture of tall, short, light-skinned, dark-skinned, blonde haired or brown haired men in the world is unending. There is a variety of men, but they all have a common base that makes them who they are in life. Growing up as boys, men pursue similar paths with common traits and habits that distinguish them from women. Their ingredients are virtually the same. Similarly, when making pizza, cooks need at least some type of cheese, flour, and sauce to start before they can be more creative and cook a tasty pizza. Men have their own recipes for …show more content…
Mark Bauerlein and Sandra Stotsky write in “Why Johnny Won’t Read,” that the public is at fault for the widening gap between males and female’s educational reading and learning. Males are decreasing at a faster rate than girls, because books in school contain less “adventure tales, war, sports, historical nonfiction […] and strong and active male role models,” and more relationships and fantasy. Adventure tales, war, and sports each contain traits that excite and intrigue boys. Bauerlein and Stotsky mention that girls have interest in both boy and girl topics (Mark Bauerlein and Sandra Stotsky). The K-12 education system is becoming more like an uneducational system for boys. Furthermore, people do things in life successfully when they love what they are doing. He or she will put their heart into their job and express unfathomable pride. A boy sitting on the couch, engaged in a war story, learning new concepts, becoming smarter by every word through his engagement is lost as society moves forward in an effort to change what makes up a …show more content…
I mean that who men are in society is just as they should be. Paul Theroux’s states in his essay being a man involves stupidity, obedience, and ignorance that is “emotionally damaging and socially harmful” (Theroux), Indeed, men are destructive. They caused world wars, bombed entire civilizations, and devastated and tore up the earth; however, how is femininity supposed to stand up against global concerns, for instance, wages or unemployment. The competitive and aggressive nature of men sets high standards and bold lines. Men want to be the best, they show little to no sympathy, and in most cases will do anything to achieve their goal. They want all the expensive gear; because that is the worth nature set them. Dave Barry, in “Guys Vs. Men,” talks about the overwhelming needs of every guy. He does not directly talk about men, because of the label society placed on it and despises. Rather, he converses about men and how they want everything, even when what they have is more than enough (Barry). Masculinity is expensive; it is one of a kind. It starts out with boys crawling and playing with Power Rangers or Ninja Turtles. Eventually, every boy will carve his way into