Teach Boys Controlled Aggression

The essay argues aggression is a natural, socially necessary drive—'stepping toward' conflict to defend others and advance justice—and that schools’ zero‑tolerance rules misfire by suppressing all forms of it. It proposes reframing aggression as a virtue to be trained and channeled rather than punished outright, drawing on theological language and examples. — If aggression is reframed as a civic virtue when trained, education and youth policy could shift from blanket suppression to structured cultivation, changing how we approach discipline, safety, and male development.