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Christopher Pepper (He/Him)

@mrpepper.bsky.social

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Award-winning educator and writer, with bylines in the NY Times, SF Chronicle, and Edutopia. New book, "TALK TO YOUR BOYS," due out in 2025 from Workman Publishing. 👇🏻👇🏻 SUBSCRIBE TO MY NEWSLETTER: https://www.teenhealthtoday.com 👆🏻👆🏻

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · May 2

@jfschroeder.bsky.social and I are thrilled to introduce our new book, TALK TO YOUR BOYS. Read all about it, and find out why we really really want you to preorder it today: open.substack.com/pub/teenheal...

OUR BOOK HAS A COVER! Check it out!

SO THRILLED to tell you about this new book, which is now available to preorder

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 18h

School offers hikes instead of detention. Teachers are seeing results.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 19h

What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day
 Focus on eating fiber-rich foods, especially those high in a special type of fiber called resistant starch.

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What a gut microbiome scientist wants you to eat every day

Focus on eating fiber-rich foods, especially those high in a special type of fiber called resistant starch.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 1d

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Award-winning health teacher shares why ‘purpose’ is key in raising boys to be successful men

Teens and young men need to feel they are contributing to the world.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 1d

The Real Face of Men's Health in America

Movember's US Real Face of Men's Health Report draws into focus the health challenges and inequities for boys and men and its impact on others, and offers practical, evidence-based solutions.
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The Real Face of Men's Health in America

Movember's US Real Face of Men's Health Report draws into focus the health challenges and inequities for boys and men and its impact on others, and offers practical, evidence-based solutions.

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Hypervisible @hypervisible.blacksky.app · 1d

“One of the negative consequences AI is having on students is that it is hurting their ability to develop meaningful relationships with teachers, the report finds. Half of the students agree that using AI in class makes them feel less connected to their teachers.”

Rising Use of AI in Schools Comes With Big Downsides for Students

A report by the Center for Democracy and Technology looks at teachers' and students' experiences with the technology.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 1d

Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To
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Only 0.03% Opt Out Of LGBTQ+ Education In Maryland After SCOTUS Gives Them A Right To

After SCOTUS gave families a right to opt out of LGBTQ+ education, Montgomery County, Maryland is reporting only 43 families took them up on it.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 1d

Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents
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Pew Survey: Only 31% Of Trans People Report Being Accepted By Their Parents

The survey comes as transgender people experience a legal assault from the far-right in the United States.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 2d

Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions

In July, the billionaire’s A.I. company introduced two sexually explicit chatbots, pushing a new version of intimacy.

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Elon Musk Gambles on Sexy A.I. Companions

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 2d

Can Educators Focus on Connection Rather Than Grades?

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Can Educators Focus on Connection Rather Than Grades?

An educator made a small change to the way she gave feedback on assignments—with big results for students' engagement and confidence.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 2d

How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for Better and Worse

In the last decade and a half, boys have more than doubled their time per week spent gaming. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/03/u...

How Video Games Are Shaping a Generation of Boys, for Better and Worse

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 2d

How Much Do You Really Know About Sleep? www.nytimes.com/2025/10/06/w...

How Much Do You Really Know About Sleep?

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 2d

How ICE Markets to Young Men

Economic and social incentives are central to their strategy open.substack.com/pub/youngmen...

How ICE Markets to Young Men

Economic and social incentives are central to their strategy

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 3d

This post about STDs was really confusing for this sex ed teacher!

Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 5d

Just wrote a whole book for these parents - talktoyourboys.com

Talk To Your Boys

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 5d

‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission www.nytimes.com/2025/10/04/s...

‘Reading Rainbow’ Comes Back With a New Host, but the Same Mission

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 7d

HeForShe Launches Barbershop Toolkit 2.0: A Call For Bold Allyship At UNGA 80 www.heforshe.org/en/heforshe-...

HeForShe Launches Barbershop Toolkit 2.0: A Call for Bold Allyship at UNGA 80

25 September 2025 – On the sidelines of the 80th United Nations General Assembly, HeForShe unveiled the HeForShe Barbershop Toolkit 2.0, a refreshed resource designed to engage men and boys in meaning...

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 7d

A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says

Of more than 650 state-level bills on the topic, nearly a quarter sought to pare back or remove access, a @siecus.bsky.social report found.

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A growing number of state bills target sex education, report says

Of more than 650 state-level bills on the topic, nearly a quarter sought to pare back or remove access, a SIECUS report found.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 10d

Teens Face Misleading Sexual Health Advice on TikTok, Study Finds
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Teens Face Misleading Sexual Health Advice on TikTok, Study Finds

Creating an account posing as a 15-year-old, researchers assessed medical accuracy of sexual health-related videos.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 10d

Will AI destroy your child’s friendships? open.substack.com/pub/drfriend...

Will AI destroy your child’s friendships?

What parents can do about the blatant and subtle dangers of AI companions for kids.

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Miriam Walden @educatoratlarge.bsky.social · 13d

Albany CA starting teacher pay: $61,136/yr. Albany police starting pay: $149,850/yr + 6%extra for having the BA that all teachers must have. Just saying...

Graph from the Economic Policy Institute shows almost a $1000 dollar a week difference between average teacher pay and pay for other college grads.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 14d

Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing - by @erininthemorning.com

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Transgender Americans are seeing a wave of hate unleashed by Charlie Kirk’s killing | Erin Reed

In the aftermath of Kirk’s death, the far-right and Trump administration have turned up attacks on transgender people

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 18d

No this is just regular recruiting for Bay Area Rapid Transit police.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 18d

It is very hard to convince young men to be teachers or social workers when they are seeing ads like this.

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Christopher Pepper (He/Him) @mrpepper.bsky.social · 18d

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Teachers' punishment for social media posts on Charlie Kirk's death prompts free speech debate

More than three dozen professors, teachers and school staffers have left or been removed over allegations they made disparaging or mocking comments about Charlie Kirk.

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Anne Lutz Fernandez @lutzfernandez.bsky.social · 18d

There are no silver bullets in education. What worked here was a portfolio of actions, esp 1) greater human attention to human needs incl increased human tutoring and 2) reliance on strategies based on substantial research.

Meanwhile, districts around the country are redirecting resources to AI.

How East Cleveland schools achieved 3-star rating after years of low tests, state takeover

East Cleveland is among a handful of districts in Northeast Ohio that saw gains on the district report cards.

www.cleveland.com

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