I was watching a new video over on the "3 of 7 Project" YouTube channel and noticed an interesting video on women ruling over men. While the video addressed an important topic, the most intriguing discovery was one of the follower's comments about working with young men regarding their weakness AND their complete lack of motivation to be strong in the first place...here are a few of my own thoughts on the matter as someone who has worked with thousands of young boys and girls in PE and fitness settings.

Check out the above video for more info: "When Women Rule Over A Nation" (3 of 7 Project)

Every morning our school says the Pledge of Allegiance and salutes the flag of Oklahoma...do people even know or care what this means anymore?

*References: Oklahoma Historical Society, KFOR, Symbol Genie, Indian Country Extensions, National Park Service, NativeTribe.info, Pipedia.org, Wikipedia  

*Photo by Ron Jones

You have not lived as a strength coach or fitness trainer until you have taken a class of 3rd graders through the fundamentals of kettlebell training! This and some interesting observations about the "psychology of strength" for children.

*Photo by Ron Jones

Quick book review from a chapter towards the end of a 1915 book by William Martin Conway. The title of Chapter XVIII is "The Crowd at War." The book is about the social psychology and history of crowds and mobs and how they are organized in terms of hierarchical structures.

*Source: "The Crowd in Peace and War" by William Martin Conway
*Photo by Ron Jones

In our final episode in the juvenile delinquency series, we come back to North Tulsa's Greenwood and Black Wall Street district to learn about their secret sauce for preventing delinquency and how to properly raise children.

Learn more about math educator and curriculum writer Pocahontas Greadington

*Reference: "THEY CAME SEARCHING: How Blacks Sought the Promised Land in Tulsa" by Eddie Faye Gates (1997)
*Photo by Ron Jones

Today's episode expands on the last show's introduction to The Columbia Park Boys' Club of San Francisco which was THE most successful boys' club in the history of the United States. This episode highlights 12 key focus areas that built the ongoing success of the CPBC.

Source: "The Major And His Boys: The Story of Major Sidney Peixotto and the Columbia Park Boys' Club" by CPBC member James M. Hamill (1972)

Photo: Columbia Park Boys' Club World Tour Souvenir Program Booklet (1913)

I've put together a useful handout listing all of my podcast access links to make it easier to find my show. Thanks for listening, and I hope it helps you.

The Long Road Podcast Access Links Handout

*Photo by Ron Jones

Today's episode exposes THE most successful boys' club in the history of the United States that virtually no one knows about today...listen to the show, then you'll know and also know how to start teaching and training our young boys to become proper men.

Source: "The Major And His Boys: The Story of Major Sidney Peixotto and the Columbia Park Boys' Club" by CPBC member James M. Hamill (1972)

Photo: Columbia Park Boys' Club California Redwood Tour (1912)

In Part V, we get deeper into the psychological parallels between the psychology of street gangs and modern digital delinquents in today's "Gamer Gangs" and how both are quite similar. We will also explore the direct connections historically between our corrupt politicians and street gangs and how gangs can be the nucleus for the larger street mob events too.

*Source: "the gang: a study of 1,313 gangs in Chicago" by Frederic M. Thrasher (1927 1st Ed.; 1963 Abridged Ed.)
*Photo by Ron Jones

I spent the whole day and night watching the "Stupid Bowl" coverage because I was sick on the couch. I found some of it beyond repulsive and quite negative for our country...here are a few thoughts with some historical perspectives too.