This month wide-eyed students will be leaving home and enrolling in their first classes at college. But compared to high school, something may look amiss. On many campuses women outnumber men, sometimes dramatically. Reports indicate that 57 percent of college students are women, a trend that dates back at least the last decade. There are many reasons why, not least of which the fact that women tend to outperform men in high school. This is especially true of some minorities and low-income students.
I asked Wheaton College president Phil Ryken whether he’s worried about this trend, and if so, what can be done about it. He responds with several suggestions for families and local churches that will encourage men without denying opportunity to women. It would be great to see fathers pick up his idea for teaming up with other dads to read and discuss books together with their sons. He also makes an excellent case for intellectually engaged Bible preaching that models lifelong learning.
After watching the video, you may want to comment with other suggestions drawn from ways mentors encouraged you to think for your own good and the glory of God.
