Masculinities and schooling: Challenging present practices and panics

After more than a decade of scholarly work that has examined masculinities and schooling the popular press in North America have begun to take up the issue of boysand achievement in schools. However, the way in which boys and schooling have been addressed as popular discourse has created a panic that does not reflect the same concerns scholars and educators have raised in the literature. This article will explore some of the central social justice issues regarding boys and schooling, as well as address the contradictions between practice and panic.